substantiate

1 establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain, support, affirm] [ant: negate]

2 represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: incarnate, body forth, embody]

3 make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: realize, realise, actualize, actualise]

4 solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

English

Verb

1. to verify something by supplying evidence; to corroborate or authenticate
2. to give material form or substance to something; to embody

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