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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out, support]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: 15th century confirm, substantiate <a theory born out by data>

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If someone or something bears a person out or bears out what that person is saying, they support what that person is saying. Recent studies have borne out claims that certain perfumes can bring about profound psychological changes. = confirm ? refute PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

Maintain, support, defend, uphold, justify, make good, vindicate, corroborate, confirm, sustain.

Moby Thesaurus

affirm, afford support, attest, authenticate, back, back up, bear, bear up, bolster, bolster up, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, corroborate, crutch, document, finance, fortify, fund, give support, hold up, justify, keep, lend support, maintain, probate, prop, prop up, prove, ratify, reinforce, shore, shore up, strengthen, subsidize, substantiate, subvention, subventionize, support, sustain, undergird, upbear, uphold, upkeep, validate, verify, warrant