Substantiating

2 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.
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     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.
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              Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and
              substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  substantiating
       adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
             [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory},
              {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiative}, {validating},
              {validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]