SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
substantiate
verb
To support a claim with evidence or proof.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Support with evidence
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Usage distinction
Return to topSubstantiate strengthens a claim with evidence. Prove is stronger, while document records information and does not automatically establish its truth.
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See substantiate in use
The historian located letters that could substantiate the claim.
Maya asked the presenters to substantiate each claimed error with a photograph of the sign and the current timetable.
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