substantiate

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare,[1] first used 1657.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /səbˈstanʃɪeɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Hyphenation: sub‧stan‧ti‧ate

Verb

substantiate (third-person singular simple present substantiates, present participle substantiating, simple past and past participle substantiated)

  1. (transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
  2. (transitive) To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

Translations

References
  1. “substantiate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. “substantiate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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