substantiate
IPA: sʌbstˈæntʃieɪt
verb
- (transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
- (transitive) To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents
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Examples of "substantiate" in Sentences
- I have waited for many hours now for anyone to substantiate a word of what Shuster said.
- CQ reported that not only were they true, but transcripts of Jane's recorded calls substantiate them.
- About the worst anyone can substantiate is that Obama derailed another Democrat or two for using fake signatures to get on the ballot.
- Freedom Foundation and Competitive Enterprise Institute to author studies designed to "substantiate" their claims for greater subsidies.
- Another question: what do you mean by "substantiate" If you mean, can they "prove" the validity of NDE, I'd agree that the number is zero.
- When you concoct facts that aren't there and then insist on them to "substantiate" your ignorance, then don't be surprised if people think you're not rational.
- Even our Reviewer finds evidence to "substantiate" that, given against George Burroughs, resting on spectres, in his feats of strength, in some malignant neighborhood scandals, and in exaggerated forms of parish or personal animosities.
- That she insists that I would have to present to her a description of my daily life that meets her standards in order to "substantiate" my position to her satisfaction does, indeed, warrant a responsive demand that she first prove to me she has any standing or authority that I should recognize.
- More-over, those who used his name to substantiate their own pet notions, those who would quote and misquote him endlessly, would find it convenient to forget that it was he who insisted that no canal should be considered until the comparative advantages and disadvantages of all possible routes were examined firsthand by experienced people and according to uniform standards.
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