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verb

(tr, adverb) to show to be true or truthful; confirmthe witness will bear me out

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Words nearby bear out

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Words related to bear out

authenticate, confirm, corroborate, endorse, justify, prove, substantiate, support, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate

Idioms and Phrases with bear out

bear out

Back up or confirm, as in The results bear out what he predicted, or His story bears me out exactly. [Late 1400s]

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