|
Adjective: substantiating sub'stan-shee,ey-ting- Serving to support or corroborate
"substantiating evidence"; - collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying Verb: substantiate sub'stan-shee,eyt- Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story substantiated my doubts"; - confirm, corroborate, sustain, support, affirm - Represent in bodily form
"The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"; - incarnate, body forth, embody - Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
"our ideas must be substantiated into actions"; - realize, realise [Brit], actualize, actualise [Brit] - Solidify, firm, or strengthen
"The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"
See also: supportive Type of: be, beef up, create, fortify, make, strengthen Encyclopedia: Substantiate |