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|ate — «KON suhb STAN shee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.i. 1. to profess the doctrine of consubstantiation. 2. to become united in one common substance or nature. –v.t. to unite in one common substance or nature … Useful english dictionary
de|sub|stan|ti|ate — «DEE suhb STAN shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to deprive of substance … Useful english dictionary
tran|sub|stan|ti|ate — «TRAN suhb STAN shee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to change (bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ. 2. to transmute or transform (any substance). –v.i. to become transubstantiated … Useful english dictionary
sub·stan·ti·ate — … 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|a´tion — 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 — 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
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
substantiate — sub·stan·ti·ate … English syllables
substantiate — sub•stan•ti•ate [[t]səbˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge[/ex] 2) to give substantial existence to 3) to affirm as having substance; strengthen: to substantiate a… … From formal English to slang
