Dictionary

substantiate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /səbˈstanʃɪeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [səbˈstɛənʃiˌeɪt] (Canada, General-American)
• /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səbˈstænʃiæɪt/ (Australia)
• /səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare, first used 1657.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
   • substantiate a claim
   • However, as the hospital equipment was installed by German firms, it is thought probable that the locomotive came from the same source, and this theory is substantiated by the fact that the control mechanism is of German manufacture. 1957 December 14, H. R. Stones, “The Hellingly Hospital Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 871:
   • He could not substantiate the rumors with evidence.
   • The lawyer was asked to substantiate her claims.
   • substantiate allegations
2. (transitive) To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

Forms

Deriveds

substantiator · consubstantiate · supersubstantiate · unsubstantiate · unsubstantiated · insubstantiated

Synonyms

vouch

Translations (43)

tr gerçekleştirmek (to record in documents) · es autenticar (to authenticate or corroborate) · tr tahakkuk etmek (to authenticate or corroborate) · da belægge (to authenticate or corroborate) · et tõendama (to authenticate or corroborate) · es autentificar (to authenticate or corroborate) · it dimostrare (to authenticate or corroborate) · lt pagrįsti (to authenticate or corroborate) · fi tukea (to authenticate or corroborate) · lt grįsti (to authenticate or corroborate) · fi vahvistaa (to authenticate or corroborate) · mi whakatūturu (to authenticate or corroborate) · el τεκμηριώνω (to record in documents) · hu bizonyít (to authenticate or corroborate) · bg потвърждавам (to authenticate or corroborate) · pl poprzeć (to authenticate or corroborate) · es corroborar (to authenticate or corroborate) · fi todistaa (to authenticate or corroborate) · es evidenciar (to authenticate or corroborate) · es sustanciar (to record in documents) · es verificar (to authenticate or corroborate) · tr tasdik etmek (to authenticate or corroborate) · hu igazol (to authenticate or corroborate) · es confirmar (to authenticate or corroborate) · nl onderbouwen (to authenticate or corroborate) · de verwirklichen (to record in documents) · fi todentaa (to authenticate or corroborate) · de bestätigen (to authenticate or corroborate) · pl popierać (to authenticate or corroborate) · tr doğrulamak (to authenticate or corroborate) · fi osoittaa (to authenticate or corroborate) · tr gerçekleşmek (to record in documents) · de untermauern (to authenticate or corroborate) · it documentare (to record in documents) · de bekräftigen (to record in documents) · de substantiieren (to authenticate or corroborate) · es substanciar (to record in documents) · vi củng cố (to authenticate or corroborate) · hu megerősít (to authenticate or corroborate) · es fundamentar (to authenticate or corroborate) · ru засвидетельствовать (to record in documents) · hu megalapoz (to authenticate or corroborate) · de beglaubigen (to authenticate or corroborate)