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substantiate
1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (Freq. 2) - his story confirmed my doubts - The evidence supports the defendant • Syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain, support, affirm • Ant: negate (for: affirm) • Derivationally related forms: affirmable (for: affirm), affirmation (for: affirm), support (for: support), substantiative, substantiation, sustainable (for: sustain), corroborative (for: corroborate), corroboratory (for: corroborate), corroboration (for: corroborate), confirmative (for: confirm), confirmatory (for: confirm), confirmation (for: confirm) • Hyponyms: back, back up, vouch, verify, prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew, document, validate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 2. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to - our ideas must be substantiated into actions • Syn: realize, realise, actualize, actualise • Derivationally related forms: actualisation (for: actualise), actual (for: actualize), actualization (for: actualize), realisation (for: realise), realization (for: realize) • Hypernyms: make, create • Hyponyms: incarnate, express • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 3. 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 • Derivationally related forms: embodiment (for: embody), incarnation (for: incarnate) • Hypernyms: be • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 4. solidify, firm, or strengthen - The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country • Hypernyms: strengthen, beef up, fortify • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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