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substantiate

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﹒To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something.

﹒To give physical existence or substance to something.

Examples

﹒The detective needed more evidence to substantiate his theory about the crime.

﹒She provided several documents to substantiate her claim that the company had been overcharging customers.

﹒It is difficult to substantiate these rumors without any concrete proof from reliable sources.

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