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sub·stan·ti·ate
(səb-stăn′shē-āt′)tr.v. sub·stan·ti·at·ed, sub·stan·ti·at·ing, sub·stan·ti·ates
1. To prove the truth of or support with proof or evidence: substantiate an accusation. See Synonyms at confirm.
2. To give substance to; make real or actual.
[New Latin substantiāre, substantiāt-, from Latin substantia, substance; see substance.]
sub·stan′ti·a′tion n.
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substantiate
(səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt)vb (tr)
1. to establish as valid or genuine
2. to give form or real existence to
[C17: from New Latin substantiāre, from Latin substantia substance]
subˌstantiˈation n
subˈstantiative adj
subˈstantiˌator n
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sub•stan•ti•ate
(səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
2. to give substantial existence to.
3. to affirm as having substance; strengthen: to substantiate a friendship.
[1650–60]
sub•stan`ti•a′tion, n.
sub•stan′ti•a`tive, adj.
sub•stan′ti•a`tor, n.
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substantiate
Past participle: substantiated
Gerund: substantiating
| Imperative |
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| substantiate |
| substantiate |
| Present |
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| I substantiate |
| you substantiate |
| he/she/it substantiates |
| we substantiate |
| you substantiate |
| they substantiate |
| Preterite |
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| I substantiated |
| you substantiated |
| he/she/it substantiated |
| we substantiated |
| you substantiated |
| they substantiated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am substantiating |
| you are substantiating |
| he/she/it is substantiating |
| we are substantiating |
| you are substantiating |
| they are substantiating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have substantiated |
| you have substantiated |
| he/she/it has substantiated |
| we have substantiated |
| you have substantiated |
| they have substantiated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was substantiating |
| you were substantiating |
| he/she/it was substantiating |
| we were substantiating |
| you were substantiating |
| they were substantiating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had substantiated |
| you had substantiated |
| he/she/it had substantiated |
| we had substantiated |
| you had substantiated |
| they had substantiated |
| Future |
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| I will substantiate |
| you will substantiate |
| he/she/it will substantiate |
| we will substantiate |
| you will substantiate |
| they will substantiate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have substantiated |
| you will have substantiated |
| he/she/it will have substantiated |
| we will have substantiated |
| you will have substantiated |
| they will have substantiated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be substantiating |
| you will be substantiating |
| he/she/it will be substantiating |
| we will be substantiating |
| you will be substantiating |
| they will be substantiating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been substantiating |
| you have been substantiating |
| he/she/it has been substantiating |
| we have been substantiating |
| you have been substantiating |
| they have been substantiating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been substantiating |
| you will have been substantiating |
| he/she/it will have been substantiating |
| we will have been substantiating |
| you will have been substantiating |
| they will have been substantiating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been substantiating |
| you had been substantiating |
| he/she/it had been substantiating |
| we had been substantiating |
| you had been substantiating |
| they had been substantiating |
| Conditional |
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| I would substantiate |
| you would substantiate |
| he/she/it would substantiate |
| we would substantiate |
| you would substantiate |
| they would substantiate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have substantiated |
| you would have substantiated |
| he/she/it would have substantiated |
| we would have substantiated |
| you would have substantiated |
| they would have substantiated |
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Verb 1. [画像:substantiate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts]substantiate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"
verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
2. substantiate - represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
3. [画像:substantiate - make real or concrete]substantiate - make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
incarnate - make concrete and real
express - manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
4. substantiate - solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"
beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
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substantiate
verb support, prove, confirm, establish, affirm, verify, validate, bear out, corroborate, attest to, authenticate There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims.
contradict, refute, disprove, negate, invalidate, rebut, make a nonsense of, prove false, controvert, confute
contradict, refute, disprove, negate, invalidate, rebut, make a nonsense of, prove false, controvert, confute
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substantiate
verb1. To present evidence in support of:
2. To assure the certainty or validity of:
3. To establish as true or genuine:
4. To represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form:
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Translations
يُثبِت، يُبَرْهِن
dokázat
dokumentereunderbygge
færa sönnur á
ispatlamakkanıtlamak
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substantiate
vt → erhärten, untermauern
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substantial
(səbˈstӕnʃəl) adjective1. solid or strong. a nice substantial table. stewig, sterk قَوي، مَتين، ضَخْم، جَوْهَري масивен forte solidní fest solid γερός, στέρεος de calidad inferior (a la normal) tugev محكم luja solide חזק, מוצק मजबूत čvrst, pouzdan szilárd kokoh traustur solido 堅固な 튼튼한 tvirtas pamatīgs; stiprs kukuh solide solid, sterk solidny کلک forte solid прочный solídny, pevný trden stabilan stabil, stadig, stark แข็งแรง sağlam, dayanıklı 結實的 тривкий, міцний مضبوط یا ٹھوس chắc chắn, chắc nịch 结实的
2. large. a substantial sum of money; That meal was quite substantial. wesenlik, substansieel غَني بالمواد الغِذائِيَّه значителен substancial značný, pořádný beträchtlicht stor μεγάλος, ουσιώδης, σημαντικός sustancial; abundante toekas عظيم suuri substantiel גדול संतोषजनक obilat tekintélyes (mennyiség); kiadós (étel) besar ríflegur sostanzioso; considerevole たっぷりの 상당한 nemenkas, gausus ievērojams; liels besar aanzienlijk betydelig, klekkelig, rikelig pokaźny, niemały لوی substancial substanţial существенный znaťný, poriadny izdaten priličan ansenlig, rejäl, närande มากมาย büyük, esaslı 大的 істотний; поживний بڑا lớn lao, đáng kể 大的
subsˈtantially adverb substansieel بصورةٍ جَوْهَرِيَّه، ضَخْمَه، وافِرَه съществено substancialmente podstatně wesentlich solidt; stort σημαντικά, ουσιαστικά sustancialmente oluliselt اساسا huomattavasti substantiellement בְּמִידָה נִיכֶּרֶת भरपूर, तत्वत: मूल बातों में znatno, temeljno alaposan; szilárdan; alapjában véve dengan kokoh efnislega; nægilega sostanzialmente たっぷりと 실제로, 상당히 gerokai, žymiai pamatīgi; ievērojami; būtiski dengan kukuh aanzienlijk betydelig, rikelig pokaźnie اساساُ substancialmente (în mod) substanţial по существу podstatne bistveno prilično stabilt อย่างแข็งแกร่ง; โดยส่วนมาก önemli ölçüde 堅固地 по суті; в основному مضبوطی کے ساتھ lớn lao, đáng kể, chắc chắn 坚固地
substantiate (səbˈstӕnʃieit) verb to give the facts that are able to prove or support (a claim, theory etc). He cannot substantiate his claim/accusation. toelig, bewys, ondersteun يُثبِت، يُبَرْهِن доказвам fundamentar dokázat begründen underbygge; dokumentere τεκμηριώνω probar; corroborar tõestama اثبات كردن todistaa justifier לְאָמֵת प्रमाणित करना, साबित करना, सिद्ध करना potkrijepiti, dokazati (tvrdnju) bizonyít mengukuhkan færa sönnur á provare 実証する 확증하다, 구체화하다 pagrásti pamatot mengukuhkan waar maken underbygge, dokumentere uzasadnić, potwierdzić ثابتول fundamentar a justifica обосновывать dokázať upravičiti potkrepiti bestyrka, bevisa พิสูจน์ kanıtlamak, ispatlamak 證實,證明...有根據 наводити достатні підстави; доводити حقیقی بنانا chứng minh 证实
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