11 definitions found for substantiate

Substantiate SUBSTAN'TIATE, v.t. To make to exist.
1. To establish by proof or competent evidence; to verify; to make good, as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration.

substantiate v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm] [ant: contradict, negate] 2: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate] 3: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate] 4: solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

substantiate 1657, from Mod.L. substantiatus, pp. of substantiare, from L. substantia (see substance).

substantiate transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Date: 1657 1. to give substance or form to ; embody 2. to establish by proof or competent evidence ; verify <substantiate a charge> Synonyms: see confirm • substantiation noun • substantiative adjective

substantiate
v.tr. prove the truth of (a charge, statement, claim, etc.); give good grounds for.
Derivatives:
substantiation n.
Etymology: med.L substantiare give substance to (as SUBSTANCE)

substantiate (substantiates, substantiating, substantiated) To substantiate a statement or a story means to supply evidence which proves that it is true. (FORMAL) There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims. = validate VERB: V n • substantiation There may be alternative methods of substantiation other than written records. N-UNCOUNT

substantiate səbˈstænʃɪeɪt v.tr. prove the truth of (a charge, statement, claim, etc.); give good grounds for. øøsubstantiation n. [med.L substantiare give substance to (as SUBSTANCE)]

Substantiate 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.

substantiate v. a. Establish, verify, prove, confirm, corroborate, ratify, make good.

substantiate səbˈstænʃɪeɪt v. confirm, affirm, corroborate, support, sustain, back up, bear out, authenticate, show (clearly), prove, document, verify, certify, validate: Do not make accusations that cannot be substantiated by evidence.

80 Moby Thesaurus words for "substantiate": adduce, affirm, anatomize, assay, atomize, attest, authenticate, back, back up, bear out, body, bolster, bring to test, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, cite, confirm, corporealize, corporify, corroborate, cut and try, demonstrate, descend to particulars, detail, document, embody, enter into detail, essay, experiment, exteriorize, externalize, fortify, give a try, give a tryout, give full particulars, have a go, incarnate, incorporate, instance, itemize, justify, manifest, materialize, objectify, particularize, personalize, personify, play around with, practice upon, probate, prove, put to trial, ratify, reembody, reincarnate, reinforce, research, road-test, run a sample, sample, shake down, specify, spell out, strengthen, substantialize, substantify, support, sustain, taste, test, transmigrate, try, try it on, try out, undergird, uphold, validate, verify, warrant