substantiate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare,[1] first used 1657.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
substantiate (third-person singular simple present substantiates, present participle substantiating, simple past and past participle substantiated)
- (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
Translations[edit]
to authenticate or corroborate
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to record in documents
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References[edit]
- ^ “substantiate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “substantiate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.