substantiate

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verb

1. To present evidence in support of: back (up), buttress, corroborate. See support/oppose.
2. To assure the certainty or validity of: attest, authenticate, back (up), bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, testify (to), validate, verify, warrant. See support/oppose, true/false.
3. To establish as true or genuine: authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, prove, show, validate, verify. See show/hide, support/oppose.
4. To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form: body forth, embody, exteriorize, externalize, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personalize, personify. See substitute.

v

Definition: back up a statement, idea
Antonyms: break, disprove, refute

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To establish the existence or truth of a particular fact through the use of competent evidence; to verify.

For example, an eyewitness might be called by a party to a lawsuit to substantiate that party's testimony.

For a list of words related to substantiate, see:

• Legal Procedures and Trials - substantiate: (vb) verify another’s testimony; give proof

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Substantiate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dokumentere, godtgøre, bevise

Nederlands (Dutch)
staven, waar maken, met feiten bevestigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - justifier, prouver, établir, appuyer (qch) par des preuves, justifier (un point de vue)

Deutsch (German)
v. - untermauern, erhärten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τεκμηριώνω, στηρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
corroborare, confermare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - substanciar

Русский (Russian)
обосновывать, делать реальным, придавать твердость

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - probar, justificar, confirmar, corroborar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bestyrka, bevisa, dokumentera, bekräfta, befästa, stärka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使实体化, 证实

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使實體化, 證實

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 실체화하다, 구체화하다, 실증하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 実体化する, 強固にする, 具体化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحسد , يثبت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הוכיח, אימת‬

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