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sub·stan·ti·ate  (sb-stnsh-t)

tr.v. sub·stan·ti·at·ed, sub·stan·ti·at·ing, sub·stan·ti·ates

1. To support with proof or evidence; verify: substantiate an accusation. See Synonyms at confirm.

2.

a. To give material form to; embody.

b. To make firm or solid.

3. To give substance to; make real or actual.

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[New Latin substantire, substantit-, from Latin substantia, substance; see substance.]

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sub·stanti·ation n.

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substantiate [səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to establish as valid or genuine

2. to give form or real existence to

[from New Latin substantiāre, from Latin substantia substance]

substantiation  n

substantiative  adj

substantiator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	substantiate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" affirm, confirm, corroborate, support, sustain back up, back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds" verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?" validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
	2.	substantiate - represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" body forth, embody, incarnate be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	substantiate - make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" actualise, actualize, realize, realise create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" incarnate - make concrete and real express - manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
	4.	substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country" beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

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substantiate

verb support, prove, confirm, establish, affirm, verify, validate, bear out, corroborate, attest to, authenticate There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims.
contradict, refute, disprove, negate, invalidate, rebut, make a nonsense of, prove false, controvert, confute

Translations

substantiate [səbˈstænʃɪeɪt] VT [+ claims, allegations, evidence] → confirmar, corroborar

substantiate [səbˈstænʃieɪt] vt → étayer, fournir des preuves à l'appui de

substantiate

vt → erhärten, untermauern

substantiate [səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt] vt → comprovare

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substantiate [səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt] vt → comprovare