verb
substantiate
sub-STAN-shee-ayt/səbˈstænʃieɪt/
To support or prove with evidence.
The matching fragment helps substantiate the researcher’s claim about the broken object.
Etymology
The ancestor meant to give substance to something or make it real. Applied to a claim, this became making its truth demonstrable through evidence, rather than merely asserting it.
In context
an update to the commission to substantiate the rationale for why the continuances are being requested in other words not just we'd like a continuance but we'd like a continuance for the following reasons
More examples
- He cannot substantiate the accusation with evidence.
- Independent tests substantiated the original findings.
- The witness offers details that substantiate the claim.
Forms
substantiate · substantiates · substantiated · substantiating
substantiation noun — support for a claim through evidence
Similar words
- corroborate
- Corroborate adds support to other evidence; substantiate supplies evidence establishing a claim.
- verify
- Verify checks or establishes accuracy; substantiate supplies supporting evidence.