substantiate

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare, first used 1657. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səbˈstænʃieɪt/, /səbˈstanʃɪeɪt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/, [səbˈstɛənʃiˌeɪt] (Australian) IPA(key): /səbˈstænʃiæɪt/ Hyphenation: sub‧stan‧ti‧ate === Verb === substantiate (third-person singular simple present substantiates, present participle substantiating, simple past and past participle substantiated) (transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate. Synonym: vouch (transitive) To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===