Found 2 items, similar to substantiate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: substantiate substantiate v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; “his story confirmed my doubts”; “The evidence supports the defendant” [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain, support, affirm] [ant: negate] 2: 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] 3: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; “our ideas must be substantiated into actions” [syn: realize, realise, actualize, actualise] 4: solidify, firm, or strengthen; “The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Substantiate 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]