Substantiate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

represent in bodily form

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səbstˈænʃɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/səbstˈanʃɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səbstˈanʃɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /səbstˈænʃɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant
He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sustain embody corroborate actualize body forth realise actualise support affirm confirm realize incarnate

Antonyms

negate

Parts of Speech

verb	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts “his story confirmed my doubts”
verb	represent in bodily form “He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system”
verb	make real or concrete; give reality or substance to “our ideas must be substantiated into actions”
verb	solidify, firm, or strengthen “The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country”

Word Forms

confirmative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
confirmatory	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
confirmation	noun	information that confirms or verifies
corroborative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
corroboratory	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
corroboration	noun	confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
sustainable	adjective	capable of being sustained
substantiative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
substantiation	noun	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
support	noun	documentary validation
affirmable	adjective	capable of being affirmed or asserted
affirmation	noun	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
incarnation	noun	a new personification of a familiar idea
embodiment	noun	giving concrete form to an abstract concept
realization	noun	something that is made real or concrete
realisation	noun	something that is made real or concrete
actual	adjective	existing in act or fact
actualization	noun	making real or giving the appearance of reality
actualisation	noun	making real or giving the appearance of reality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

begründen

durch neue Beweise oder Tatsachen begründen oder stärken

🇫🇷French

justifier

établir ou renforcer comme avec de nouvelles preuves ou faits

🇪🇸Spanish

justificar

establecer o fortalecer como con nueva evidencia o hechos

🇮🇹Italian

sostanziare

stabilire o rafforzare come con nuove prove o fatti

🇳🇱Dutch

onderbouwen

bevestigen of versterken zoals met nieuw bewijsmateriaal of feiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

fundamentar

estabelecer ou fortalecer como com novas evidências ou fatos

🇷🇺Russian

обосновать

установить или укрепить, как с помощью новых доказательств или фактов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिद्ध करना

नए साक्ष्य या तथ्यों के साथ स्थापित या मजबूत करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রমাণ করা

নতুন প্রমাণ বা তথ্যের সাথে প্রতিষ্ঠিত বা শক্তিশালী করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆதாரப்படுத்த

புதிய சான்றுகள் அல்லது உண்மைகளுடன் நிறுவுதல் அல்லது வலுப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమర్థించు

కొత్త సాక్ష్యం లేదా వాస్తవాల వలె స్థాపించండి లేదా బలోపేతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सिद्ध करणे

नवीन पुरावे किंवा तथ्यांप्रमाणे स्थापित किंवा मजबूत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાબિત કરવું

નવા પુરાવા અથવા તથ્યો સાથે સ્થાપિત અથવા મજબૂત

🇮🇳Kannada

ರುಜುವಾತು

ಹೊಸ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ಯಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധൂകരിക്കുക

പുതിയ തെളിവുകളോ വസ്തുതകളോ പോലെ സ്ഥാപിക്കുകയോ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਤ

ਨਵੇਂ ਸਬੂਤ ਜਾਂ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ثابت کرنا

نئے شواہد یا حقائق کے ساتھ قائم یا مضبوط کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

证实

用新的证据或事实来建立或加强

🇯🇵Japanese

実証する

新しい証拠や事実のように確立または強化する

🇰🇷Korean

입증하다

새로운 증거나 사실을 확립하거나 강화하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chứng minh

thiết lập hoặc củng cố như với bằng chứng hoặc sự kiện mới

🇹🇭Thai

ยืนยัน

สร้างหรือเสริมสร้างเช่นเดียวกับหลักฐานหรือข้อเท็จจริงใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperkuat

menetapkan atau memperkuat bukti atau fakta baru

🇵🇭Filipino

patunayan

itatag o palakasin tulad ng mga bagong ebidensya o katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

membuktikan

menubuhkan atau menguatkan seperti dengan bukti atau fakta baharu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إثبات

إنشاء أو تعزيز كما هو الحال مع الأدلة أو الحقائق الجديدة

🇮🇷Persian

اثبات کردن

با شواهد یا حقایق جدید ایجاد یا تقویت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kanıtlamak

yeni kanıt veya gerçeklerle oluşturmak veya güçlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹכִיחַ

לבסס או לחזק כמו ראיות או עובדות חדשות

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