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Substantiate

/səˈbstæntʃiˌeɪt/
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(verb) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.

I am going to substantiate this theory.
Can you substantiate that claim?
CEFR Practice Quiz
He needed to provide some evidence to ____ his claims about the origins of the ancient ceramic unit.

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