substantiate
verb (used with object)
to establish by proof or competent evidence.
were substantiating
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past progressiveof substantiate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The boys, some brashly, some embarrassedly, were substantiating the fact that he had, a month ago, described yesterday's event in detail.
From The Edge of the Knife by H. Beam Piper
The family life of the Teutons, the life of the plain people—all were substantiating the essential and alarming truth of the old man's beliefs.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Stuart Oliver Henry
