Wordiyosubstantiate
🇬🇧 UK/səb'stænʃɪeɪt/🇺🇸 US/sәb'stænʃieit/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To confirm or prove something by providing evidence; to verify.
证实；证明；用证据支持
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.substantiate a claim证实一项主张
- 2.substantiate allegations证实指控
- 3.substantiate a theory证实一个理论
- 4.fail to substantiate未能证实
Example Sentences
- 1.
The scientist needed more data to substantiate her groundbreaking theory.
- 2.
Can you substantiate these serious allegations with concrete evidence?
- 3.
The audit report helped substantiate the company's financial claims.