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substantiate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Substantiate \Sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substantiated}; p. pr & vb n. {Substantiating}.] 1. To make to exist; to make real. --Ayliffe. 2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration. Observation is in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: substantiate v 1: strengthen or make more firm as by corroboration; "his story confirmed my doubts" [syn: {confirm}, {corroborate}, {sustain}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}] 2: establish as valid or genuine; "Can you substantiate your claims?" [syn: {back}, {back up}]
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