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Substantiate

Substantiate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Substantiate? [v] solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country" [v] establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [v] make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [v] represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Substantiate: actualise \| actualize \| affirm \| body forth \| confirm \| corroborate \| embody \| incarnate \| realise \| realize \| support \| sustain Related Terms \| Find terms related to Substantiate: See Also \| back \| back up \| be \| beef up \| create \| demonstrate \| document \| establish \| fortify \| incarnate \| make \| prove \| shew \| show \| strengthen \| validate \| verify \| vouch Substantiate In Webster's Dictionary \Substan"tiate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantiating}.] 1. To make to exist; to make real. --Ayliffe. 2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration. Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge.

Substantiate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Substantiate?

[v] solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"
[v] establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
[v] make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
[v] represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

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Substantiate In Webster's Dictionary

\Sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Substantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantiating}.]
1. To make to exist; to make real. --Ayliffe.

2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or
   competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a
   charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration.

         Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and
         substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge.

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