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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
substantiate
substantiate
Present
I substantiate
you substantiate
he/she/it substantiates
we substantiate
you substantiate
they substantiate
Preterite
I substantiated
you substantiated
he/she/it substantiated
we substantiated
you substantiated
they substantiated
Present Continuous
I am substantiating
you are substantiating
he/she/it is substantiating
we are substantiating
you are substantiating
they are substantiating
Present Perfect
I have substantiated
you have substantiated
he/she/it has substantiated
we have substantiated
you have substantiated
they have substantiated
Past Continuous
I was substantiating
you were substantiating
he/she/it was substantiating
we were substantiating
you were substantiating
they were substantiating
Past Perfect
I had substantiated
you had substantiated
he/she/it had substantiated
we had substantiated
you had substantiated
they had substantiated
Future
I will substantiate
you will substantiate
he/she/it will substantiate
we will substantiate
you will substantiate
they will substantiate
Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would substantiate
you would substantiate
he/she/it would substantiate
we would substantiate
you would substantiate
they would substantiate
Past Conditional
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
back up, back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
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"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
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
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substantiate

verb
1. To present evidence in support of:
2. To assure the certainty or validity of:
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

substantiate

[səbˈstænʃɪeɪt] VT [+ claims, allegations, evidence] → confirmar, corroborar
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substantiate

[səbˈstænʃieɪt] vtétayer, fournir des preuves à l'appui de
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substantiate

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substantiate

[səbˈstænʃɪˌeɪt] vtcomprovare
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substantial

(səbˈstӕnʃəl) adjective
1. 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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