to substantiate a rumor, to substantiate a claim, to substantiate a theory. Many of these theories could be disproved or substantiated (Saturday Review).
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under confirm. (Cf. ↑confirm)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|sub|stan|ti|a|tion — «KON suhb STAN shee AY shuhn», noun. 1. the substantial union of the body and blood of Christ with the bread and wine of the Eucharist. 2. the doctrine that this union occurs … Useful english dictionary
tran|sub|stan|ti|a|tion — «TRAN suhb STAN shee AY shuhn», noun. 1. a changing of one substance into another; transmutation. 2. in Christian theology: a) the changing of the bread and wine of the Euchari into the substance of the body of Christ, only the appearance of the… … Useful english dictionary
un|sub|stan|ti|a|tion — «UHN suhb STAN shee AY shuhn», noun. the act or fact of depriving of substantiality … Useful english dictionary
sub|stan´ti|a´tor — sub|stan|ti|ate «suhb STAN shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to establish by evidence; prove; verify: »to substantiate a rumor, to substantiate a claim, to substantiate a theory. Many of these theories could be disproved or… … Useful english dictionary
sub|stan|ti|ate — «suhb STAN shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to establish by evidence; prove; verify: »to substantiate a rumor, to substantiate a claim, to substantiate a theory. Many of these theories could be disproved or substantiated (Saturday… … Useful english dictionary
tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion — /ˌtrænsəbˌstænʃiˈeıʃən/ noun [noncount] : the belief in some Christian religions that the bread and wine given at Communion become the body and blood of Jesus Christ when they are blessed … Useful english dictionary
sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
stan — af·ghan·i·stan; ba·lu·chi·stan; cap·stan; cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ty; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; con·stan·cy; con·stan·tia; con·stan·tine; con·stan·tin·i·an; con·stan·ti·no·ple; con·stan·ti·no·pol·i·tan; da·ghe·stan; in·stan·cy;… … English syllables
substantiation — sub·stan·ti·a·tion … English syllables
