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to substantiate
01
to prove something to be true by providing adequate evidence or facts
Transitive: to substantiate a claim
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
substantiate
3rd person singular
substantiates
Past simple
substantiated
Past participle
substantiated
Examples
The witness 's testimony substantiated the defendant's alibi.
02
to add to the strength of something
Transitive: to substantiate sth
Examples
She substantiated her position by presenting detailed facts.
03
to give something a physical form or make it real
Transitive: to substantiate something abstract
Examples
The proposal was substantiated when the team built a prototype.
Lexical Tree
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substantiative
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