substantiate
verb /səbˈstænʃieɪt/
/səbˈstænʃieɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they substantiate | /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ |
| he / she / it substantiates | /səbˈstænʃieɪts/ /səbˈstænʃieɪts/ |
| past simple substantiated | /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ |
| past participle substantiated | /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form substantiating | /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪŋ/ /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪŋ/ |
- substantiate something to provide information or evidence to prove that something is true
- The results of the tests substantiated his claims.
- They made accusations which could not be substantiated.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySubstantiate is used with these nouns as the object:- accusation
- charge
- claim
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin substantiat- ‘given substance’, from the verb substantiare.