Thesaurus: substantiate

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1. v. t. To make to exist; to make real.
2. v. t. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration.
3. v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
4. v. represent in bodily form
5. v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
6. v. solidify, firm, or strengthen
7. 1. To make to exist; to make real. Ayliffe. 2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration. Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course of experiment. Coleridge.
8. v:100 v. solidify, firm, or strengthen