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- Dictionarysubstantiate/səbˈstanʃɪeɪt/
verb
- 1. provide evidence to support or prove the truth of: "they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations"
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SUBSTANTIATE definition: 1. to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts: 2. to show something to be…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUBSTANTIATE is to give substance or form to : embody. How to use substantiate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Substantiate.
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. Synonyms: validate, verify, confirm, prove. to give substantial existence to: to substantiate an idea through action.
To substantiate is to give support to a claim. We’d really like to believe in the Tooth Fairy; however, more evidence is needed to substantiate her existence (besides that quarter in your pocket).
To substantiate a statement or a story means to supply evidence which proves that it is true.
SUBSTANTIATE meaning: 1. to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts: 2. to show something to be…. Learn more.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
