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verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1.
to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
2.
to give substantial existence to: to substantiate an idea through action.
3.
to affirm as having substance; give body to; strengthen: to substantiate a friendship.
Origin:
1650–60; < Neo-Latin substantiātus (past participle of substantiāre), equivalent to Latin substanti(a) substance + -ātus -ate1
1650–60; < Neo-Latin substantiātus (past participle of substantiāre), equivalent to Latin substanti(a) substance + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
sub·stan·ti·a·ta·ble, adjective
sub·stan·ti·a·tion, noun
sub·stan·ti·a·tive, adjective
sub·stan·ti·a·tor, noun
non·sub·stan·ti·a·tion, noun
EXPANDre·sub·stan·ti·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
re·sub·stan·ti·a·tion, noun
un·sub·stan·ti·at·a·ble, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. prove, confirm, verify, validate.
1. prove, confirm, verify, validate.
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Substantiated
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Word Origin & History
substantiate
1657, "to make real, to give substance to," from Mod.L. substantiatus, pp. of substantiare, from L. substantia (see substance). Meaning "to demonstrate or prove" is attested from 1803.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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