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substantiate.

To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.

12 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/səbˈstænʃieɪt/Received-Pronunciation/səbˈstanʃɪeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/Canada, General-American[səbˈstɛənʃiˌeɪt]Canada, General-American
  1. To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.

    transitive
    substantiate allegations
    substantiate a claim
  2. To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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