substantiate — to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something
Pronunciation (IPA): /səbˈstænʃieɪt/
Korean meaning: 입증하다, 증명하다, 근거를 제시하다
Korean pronunciation: 섭**스탠**시에이트
Example Sentences
- My mom asked me to substantiate my claim that I studied all night, so I showed her my empty coffee cups.
- The research team worked for months to substantiate their groundbreaking discovery.
- He tried to substantiate his excuse for being late by showing a fake traffic jam photo.
substantiate
VERB//səbˈstænʃieɪt//
to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something
Proving with solid evidence
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Origin
From Medieval Latin 'substantiatus', the past participle of 'substantiare', derived from Latin 'substantia' meaning 'substance' or 'essence', combined with the verb-forming suffix '-ate'.
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“My mom asked me to substantiate my claim that I studied all night, so I showed her my empty coffee cups.”
“The research team worked for months to substantiate their groundbreaking discovery.”
“He tried to substantiate his excuse for being late by showing a fake traffic jam photo.”
“The lawyer demanded concrete evidence to substantiate the witness's testimony.”
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