substantiate

Word family  noun substance substantiation substantive adjective substantial ≠ insubstantial substantive verb substantiate adverb substantially

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sub·stan·ti·ate /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ verb [transitive]  formalPROVE to prove the truth of something that someone has said, claimed etc 证明，证实 Katzen offered little evidence to substantiate his claims. 卡曾拿不出什么证据来证明他的说法。 —substantiation /səbˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

substantiate• Discipline yourself to dig deep and get at facts which can be substantiated.• The third party must be able to claim that its assent is invalid if any of these grounds can be substantiated.• This is not substantiated by analysis of the high strictures according to the method of diagnosis.• Allegations made by prisoners are usually only considered when substantiated by the evidence of a prison officer.• The claim that higher minimum wages are inflationary and will create a loss of jobs is not substantiated either.• This is not invariable, but its occurrence can provide substantiating evidence of epilepsy.• No evidence has been found to substantiate the story.• The authorities claimed they were conspiring to overthrow the government, but offered no evidence to substantiate these claims.• The fact substantiates what reason points out.• Graph the two equations to substantiate your answers.substantiate ... claims• This is important as video evidence of illegal activities etc., can later be used in court to substantiate the groups claims.• Thus, a certain historical myopia is required to substantiate territorial claims.• Though the standard of evidence we demand to substantiate extraordinary claims is high, it is not impossibly high.• To substantiate claims of priority, etc. 8.

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substantiate
sub‧stan‧ti‧ate /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ verb [transitive]formal to prove the truth of something that someone has said, claimed etc:
    Katzen offered little evidence to substantiate his claims.
—substantiation /səbˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ confirm if a piece of new information confirms an idea or belief that people already have, it shows that it is definitely true: Police have found new evidence that confirms his story. | The discovery seems to confirm that people lived here over 10,000 years ago.
   ▪ prove to show that something is definitely true by providing facts: DNA tests proved that he was the father of the child. | I think we’ve proved that we are a good team.
   ▪ back up to provide additional information to help prove that a statement, belief, or explanation is correct: When you write a history essay, you should back up all your points with facts. | Wright was accused of pretending to be injured, and this was backed up by video evidence.
   ▪ support to help to prove that a belief, idea etc is probably true: Do you have any evidence to support these claims? | The notion that women are worse drivers than men is simply not supported by the facts.
   ▪ bear something out if facts or information bear out a claim or opinion, they suggest that something is likely to be true: Most of the available evidence bears out the view that students learn better in small classes. | Marriage is not always easy; a fact that is clearly borne out in divorce statistics.
   ▪ corroborate formal to provide additional information which supports or agrees with something – used in scientific and legal contexts: Levine claims that a third car was involved in the accident and witnesses have corroborated this. | Professor Carling’s findings have been corroborated by more recent research.
   ▪ substantiate formal to provide additional information that helps to prove that a statement is correct, especially if the statement is difficult to believe: A police investigation failed to substantiate the claim that he had been sexually abused.
   ▪ validate formal to prove that information or results are correct by using scientific tests or very careful checking – used in scientific or technical contexts: All the information used in this report has been validated by an independent panel of experts.

sub·stan·ti·ateBrE /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ 🔊NAmE /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they substantiate BrE /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it substantiates BrE /səbˈstænʃieɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈstænʃieɪts/ 🔊past simple substantiated BrE /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle substantiated BrE /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form substantiating BrE /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /səbˈstænʃieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to provide information or evidence to prove that sth is true 证实；证明◆The results of the tests substantiated his claims. 这些检验的结果证实了他的说法。🔊🔊▸ sub·stan·ti·ation BrE /səbˌstænʃiˈeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /səbˌstænʃiˈeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]