Definition of SUBSTANTIATE

substantiate

Verb

  • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  • represent in bodily form
    • "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
  • make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
    • "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
  • solidify, firm, or strengthen
    • "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"
  • To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
  • To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

negate

Scrabble Score: 14

substantiate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
substantiate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
substantiate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

substantiate: valid Words With Friends Word