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substantiate

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To support a claim with evidence or proof.

The historian located letters that could substantiate the claim.
Dictionary practice example.
Maya asked the presenters to substantiate each claimed error with a photograph of the sign and the current timetable.
From From Impressions to Evidence.
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