substantiate

[suhb-stan-shee-eyt]

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verb (used with object), sub·stan·ti·at·ed, sub·stan·ti·at·ing.

to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.

to give substantial existence to: to substantiate an idea through action.

to affirm as having substance; give body to; strengthen: to substantiate a friendship.

Origin of substantiate

1650–60; < New Latin substantiātus (past participle of substantiāre), equivalent to Latin substanti(a) substance + -ātus -ate¹

Related formssub·stan·ti·a·ta·ble, adjectivesub·stan·ti·a·tion, nounsub·stan·ti·a·tive, adjectivesub·stan·ti·a·tor, nounnon·sub·stan·ti·a·tion, nounre·sub·stan·ti·ate, verb (used with object), re·sub·stan·ti·at·ed, re·sub·stan·ti·at·ing.re·sub·stan·ti·a·tion, nounun·sub·stan·ti·at·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms for substantiate

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1. prove, confirm, verify, validate.

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Related Words for substantiation

confirmation, vindication, approval, validation, proof, verification

Examples from the Web for substantiation

Contemporary Examples of substantiation

How many doctors in the oncology world would be able to provide us with this kind of substantiation?
My War on Cancer
Suzanne Somers
November 8, 2009

Historical Examples of substantiation

Otherwise there could be no substantiation until the judgment day.
Under Fire
Charles King
What I learned was simply a substantiation of what I'd already surmised.
Attrition
Jim Wannamaker
Have you got plenty of substantiation in case he tries to deny it later.
Helen in the Editor's Chair
Ruthe S. Wheeler
Alas, that their claims have no substantiation in our receptivities!
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning
Willard Huntington Wright
For this contention there is substantiation of a superficial nature.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning
Willard Huntington Wright

British Dictionary definitions for substantiation

substantiate

verb (tr)

to establish as valid or genuine

to give form or real existence to

Derived Formssubstantiation, nounsubstantiative, adjectivesubstantiator, noun

Word Origin for substantiate

C17: from New Latin substantiāre, from Latin substantia substance

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Word Origin and History for substantiation

substantiate

1650s, "to make real, to give substance to," from Modern Latin substantiatus, past participle of substantiare, from Latin substantia (see substance). Meaning "to demonstrate or prove" is attested from 1803. Related: Substantiated; substantiating.