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Meaning of substantiate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  substantiate
      v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his
           story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the
           defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {corroborate}, {sustain},
           {substantiate}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {contradict},
           {negate}]
      2: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong
         with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of
         the artist" [syn: {incarnate}, {body forth}, {embody},
         {substantiate}]
      3: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our
         ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realize},
         {realise}, {actualize}, {actualise}, {substantiate}]
      4: solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will
         substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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