3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: substantiate v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {corroborate}, {sustain}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}] 2: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: {incarnate}, {body forth}, {embody}] 3: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realize}, {realise}, {actualize}, {actualise}] 4: solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country" From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 80 Moby Thesaurus words for "substantiate": adduce, affirm, anatomize, assay, atomize, attest, authenticate, back, back up, bear out, body, bolster, bring to test, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, cite, confirm, corporealize, corporify, corroborate, cut and try, demonstrate, descend to particulars, detail, document, embody, enter into detail, essay, experiment, exteriorize, externalize, fortify, give a try, give a tryout, give full particulars, have a go, incarnate, incorporate, instance, itemize, justify, manifest, materialize, objectify, particularize, personalize, personify, play around with, practice upon, probate, prove, put to trial, ratify, reembody, reincarnate, reinforce, research, road-test, run a sample, sample, shake down, specify, spell out, strengthen, substantialize, substantify, support, sustain, taste, test, transmigrate, try, try it on, try out, undergird, uphold, validate, verify, warrant
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