Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

substantiate

/səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: sub-stan-ti-ate
IPA: /səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.

Transitive verb

verb

To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"substantiate allegations"
"substantiate a claim"
"The lawyer was asked to substantiate her claims."
"He could not substantiate the rumors with evidence."
"However, as the hospital equipment was installed by German firms, it is thought probable that the locomotive came from the same source, and this theory is substantiated by the fact that the control mechanism is of German manufacture."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare, first used 1657.

Word Breakdown

Root: substantiatus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/
British English: /səbˈstænʃieɪt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

substantiates (present, singular) substantiating (participle, present) substantiated (participle, past) substantiated (past)

Derived Forms

consubstantiate insubstantiated substantiator supersubstantiate unsubstantiate unsubstantiated

Synonyms

vouch confirm corroborate sustain support affirm realize realise actualize actualise

Questions

How do you pronounce substantiate?: The recorded pronunciation is /səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/.
What does substantiate mean?: To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
Where does substantiate come from?: From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare, first used 1657.

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