SUBSTANTIATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • solidify, firm, or strengthen
    Usage Example(s)
    • The president’’s trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country
    Hypernyms(s) substantiate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his story confirmed my doubts
    • The evidence supports the defendant
    Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • make real or concrete
    • give reality or substance to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • our ideas must be substantiated into actions
    Hypernyms(s) substantiate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • represent in bodily form
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
    • The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
    Hypernyms(s) substantiate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)