'Substantiate' definitions:

Definition of 'substantiate'

From: WordNet
verb
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm] [ant: contradict, negate]
verb
Represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist" [syn: incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate]
verb
Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate]
verb
Solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

Definition of 'Substantiate'

From: GCIDE
  • Substantiate \Sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Substantiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Substantiating.]
  • 1. To make to exist; to make real. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'substantiate'

From: Moby Thesaurus