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Substantiate
/səbstˈænʃɪˌeɪt/
/səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/, /səbˈstæntʃiˌeɪt/to substantiate
01
to prove something to be true by providing adequate evidence or facts
Transitive: to substantiate a claim
02
to add to the strength of something
Transitive: to substantiate sth
03
to give something a physical form or make it real
Transitive: to substantiate something abstract
substantiate
v
substanti
v
substantiating
adj
substantiating
adj
substantiation
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substantiation
n
substantiative
adj
substantiative
adj
Example
The witness's testimony substantiated the defendant's alibi.
His research findings substantiated the hypothesis he had proposed.
The photographs served to substantiate the accuracy of the eyewitness's account.
The data collected from various sources substantiated the claims made in the report.
The documentation provided was enough to substantiate the insurance claim.
