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substantiate

/səbˈstænʃieɪt/  ·  say it: suh·STAN·shee·ayt

to provide evidence to support a claim

In Sophisticated Everyday

to support with evidence

In Formal & Academic

to provide evidence for

In Debate & Persuasion

In more detail

1. (verb) to provide evidence or proof that something is true

2. (verb) to give a solid or real form to something abstract or theoretical

Examples

• 1. The scientist had to substantiate her claims with experimental data.
• 2. The architect's drawings helped substantiate the abstract design concept.

Nearby in Sophisticated Everyday

redundant, relentless, sporadic, tangible, transient, undermine