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substantiate
verb
Solidify, firm, or strengthen
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səbˈstanʃɪeɪt
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verb
Solidify, firm, or strengthen
“The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country”
verb
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
“His story confirmed my doubts”
verb
Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
“Our ideas must be substantiated into actions”
verb
Represent in bodily form
“He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system”
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The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country
His story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant
Our ideas must be substantiated into actions
He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
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