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substantiate
sub·stan·ti·ate S0852800 (səb-stăn′shē-āt′)tr.v. sub·stan·ti·at·ed, sub·stan·ti·at·ing, sub·stan·ti·ates 1. To prove the truth of or support with proof or evidence: substantiate an accusation. See Synonyms at confirm.2. To give substance to; make real or actual. [New Latin substantiāre, substantiāt-, from Latin substantia, substance; see substance.] sub·stan′ti·a′tion n.substantiate (səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt) vb (tr) 1. to establish as valid or genuine2. to give form or real existence to[C17: from New Latin substantiāre, from Latin substantia substance] subˌstantiˈation n subˈstantiative adj subˈstantiˌator nsub•stan•ti•ate (səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt) v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge. 2. to give substantial existence to. 3. to affirm as having substance; strengthen: to substantiate a friendship. [1650–60] sub•stan`ti•a′tion, n. sub•stan′ti•a`tive, adj. sub•stan′ti•a`tor, n. substantiate Past participle: substantiated Gerund: substantiating
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substantiate | substantiate |
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I substantiate | you substantiate | he/she/it substantiates | we substantiate | you substantiate | they substantiate |
Preterite |
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I substantiated | you substantiated | he/she/it substantiated | we substantiated | you substantiated | they substantiated |
Present Continuous |
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I am substantiating | you are substantiating | he/she/it is substantiating | we are substantiating | you are substantiating | they are substantiating |
Present Perfect |
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I have substantiated | you have substantiated | he/she/it has substantiated | we have substantiated | you have substantiated | they have substantiated |
Past Continuous |
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I was substantiating | you were substantiating | he/she/it was substantiating | we were substantiating | you were substantiating | they were substantiating |
Past Perfect |
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I had substantiated | you had substantiated | he/she/it had substantiated | we had substantiated | you had substantiated | they had substantiated |
Future |
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I will substantiate | you will substantiate | he/she/it will substantiate | we will substantiate | you will substantiate | they will substantiate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have substantiated | you will have substantiated | he/she/it will have substantiated | we will have substantiated | you will have substantiated | they will have substantiated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be substantiating | you will be substantiating | he/she/it will be substantiating | we will be substantiating | you will be substantiating | they will be substantiating |
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I have been substantiating | you have been substantiating | he/she/it has been substantiating | we have been substantiating | you have been substantiating | they have been substantiating |
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I will have been substantiating | you will have been substantiating | he/she/it will have been substantiating | we will have been substantiating | you will have been substantiating | they will have been substantiating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been substantiating | you had been substantiating | he/she/it had been substantiating | we had been substantiating | you had been substantiating | they had been substantiating |
Conditional |
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I would substantiate | you would substantiate | he/she/it would substantiate | we would substantiate | you would substantiate | they would substantiate |
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I would have substantiated | you would have substantiated | he/she/it would have substantiated | we would have substantiated | you would have substantiated | they would have substantiated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | substantiate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"affirm, confirm, corroborate, support, sustainback up, back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something | | 2. | substantiate - represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"body forth, embody, incarnatebe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 3. | substantiate - make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"actualise, actualize, realize, realisecreate, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"incarnate - make concrete and realexpress - manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait" | | 4. | substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" |
substantiateverb support, prove, confirm, establish, affirm, verify, validate, bear out, corroborate, attest to, authenticate There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims. contradict, refute, disprove, negate, invalidate, rebut, make a nonsense of, prove false, controvert, confutesubstantiateverb1. To present evidence in support of:back (up), buttress, corroborate.2. To assure the certainty or validity of:attest, authenticate, back (up), bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, testify (to), validate, verify, warrant.3. To establish as true or genuine:authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, prove, show, validate, verify.4. To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form:body forth, embody, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personalize, personify.Translationssubstantial (səbˈstӕnʃəl) adjective1. solid or strong. a nice substantial table. 結實的 结实的2. large. a substantial sum of money; That meal was quite substantial. 大的 大的subsˈtantially adverb 堅固地 坚固地substantiate (səbˈstӕnʃieit) verb to give the facts that are able to prove or support (a claim, theory etc). He cannot substantiate his claim/accusation. 證實,證明...有根據 证实EncyclopediaSeesubstantialSubstantiate Related to Substantiate: thesaurusSubstantiateTo establish the existence or truth of a particular fact through the use of competent evidence; to verify. For example, an Eyewitness might be called by a party to a lawsuit to substantiate that party's testimony. substantiate Related to substantiate: thesaurusSynonyms for substantiateverb supportSynonyms- support
- prove
- confirm
- establish
- affirm
- verify
- validate
- bear out
- corroborate
- attest to
- authenticate
Antonyms- contradict
- refute
- disprove
- negate
- invalidate
- rebut
- make a nonsense of
- prove false
- controvert
- confute
Synonyms for substantiateverb to present evidence in support ofSynonymsverb to assure the certainty or validity ofSynonyms- attest
- authenticate
- back
- bear out
- confirm
- corroborate
- evidence
- justify
- testify
- validate
- verify
- warrant
verb to establish as true or genuineSynonyms- authenticate
- bear out
- confirm
- corroborate
- demonstrate
- endorse
- establish
- evidence
- prove
- show
- validate
- verify
verb to represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily formSynonyms- body forth
- embody
- exteriorize
- externalize
- incarnate
- manifest
- materialize
- objectify
- personalize
- personify
Synonyms for substantiateverb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or factsSynonyms- affirm
- confirm
- corroborate
- support
- sustain
Related Words- back up
- back
- vouch
- verify
- shew
- show
- demonstrate
- prove
- establish
- document
- validate
verb represent in bodily formSynonyms- body forth
- embody
- incarnate
Related Wordsverb make real or concreteSynonyms- actualise
- actualize
- realize
- realise
Related Words- create
- make
- incarnate
- express
verb solidify, firm, or strengthenRelated Words |