Substantiate Meaning
/səbˈstænʃieɪt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
verbTo give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents
Sentence Examples
I am going to substantiate this theory.
Can you substantiate that claim?
Sami won't be able to substantiate that alibi.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The lawyer needed to ____ her claims with concrete evidence in court.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He needed to provide some evidence to ____ his claims about the origins of the ancient ceramic unit.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare, first used 1657.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"However, as the hospital equipment was installed by German firms, it is thought probable that the locomotive came from the same source, and this theory is substantiated by the fact that the control mechanism is of German manufacture."
— 1957 December 26, H. R. Stones, “The Hellingly Hospital Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 871:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lawyer needed to ____ her claims with concrete evidence in court.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He needed to provide some evidence to ____ his claims about the origins of the ancient ceramic unit.