to substantiate

Examples

• All

• The perception data in Table 6 are further substantiated by organizations' financial data (Table 7).

  Academic text (2017)

• I'm just trying to point out a few facts to substantiate my story.

  Sleuth (1972)

• I use the research to substantiate what I do.

• Doing the kind of research we need to do to substantiate this is not going to be easy.

  DoctorRamani

• Historical documentation is often presented to the audience to substantiate the arguments.

  Academic text (2017)

• So initially the experiment was done to get data to substantiate an analytical model.

• A wealth of research, or "big data," substantiates school libraries' impact on students' reading and writing.

  Academic text (2015)

• In summary, all of the evidence presented in this review substantiates the correlational hypothesis.

  Academic text (1992)

• Findings of the current study are substantiated by the study of Dahiya (2005) conducted on Hariana cows.

  Academic text (2015)

• Do you have any evidence to substantiate your claim?

Synonyms

P

to prove

vsto substantiate

∞ 3.1

To show that something is true by giving facts or reasons

is focused on supplying evidence rather than full logical demonstration

C

to confirm

vsto substantiate

∞ 1.8

To show that something is true by giving evidence

is the general provision of evidence, not only the final certainty

D

to demonstrate

vsto substantiate

579 3.0

Show that something is true using evidence or examples

is the broader act of providing evidence beyond experimental demonstration

S

to support

vsto substantiate

572 2.1

Give facts or evidence that show a claim is true

is the act of supplying evidence, not only helping an argument

E

to establish

vsto substantiate

• Formal

319 4.1

To show something is true using evidence

is the basic act of presenting evidence without stressing proof method

C

to corroborate

vsto substantiate

111 9.0

Use evidence to show that a statement or idea is true

is the general act of giving evidence to back an assertion

V

to validate

vsto substantiate

• Formal

87 3.9

To make something officially acceptable by showing proof

is the general act of giving evidence, not always official validation

A

to attest

vsto substantiate

• Formal

57 6.6

To officially confirm that something is true, often in court

is broader evidence provision, not limited to formal witnessing

V

to verify

vsto substantiate

• Formal

15 5.0

To add a written statement saying a legal document is true, usually signed

is the general act of giving evidence, not a specific legal formality

S

to sustain

vsto substantiate

• Formal

14 4.7

To support an idea or claim with evidence

is the act of offering evidence rather than mainly reinforcing an argument

B

to bear out

vsto substantiate

7 4.7

Show by facts that something is true

is the broader process of providing evidence rather than citing authority

B

to buttress a claim

vsto substantiate

• Formal

6.7

To give more evidence or reasons to make a claim stronger

is the general supplying of evidence rather than adding extra reinforcement

Antonyms

D

to disprove

66 4.5

To show that an idea or claim is not true

I

to invalidate

• Formal

33 6.1

To make a document or agreement have no legal effect anymore

How Supported

to prove

∞ 3.1

to substantiate

• Formal

44 7.2

to support

572 2.1

to suggest

∞ 2.1

to indicate

834 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology