Definition of Substantiate
Verb
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solidify, firm, or strengthen
"The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"
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make real or concrete
give reality or substance to
"our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
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represent in bodily form
"He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"
"The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
- body forth
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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story confirmed my doubts"
"The evidence supports the defendant"
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