SUBSTANTIATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of validating
    • finding or testing the truth of something
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) substantiation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
    Hypernyms(s) substantiation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)