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substantiateverb [ T ]

uk ​ /səbˈstæn.ʃi.eɪt/ us ​ /səbˈstæn.ʃi.eɪt/ formal
substantiation
noun [ U ] uk ​ /səbˌstæn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ us ​ /səbˌstæn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ formal

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The company produced receipts in substantiation of (= to support) its claim.

(Definition of “substantiate” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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substantiateverb [ T ]

us ​ /səbˈstæn·ʃiˌeɪt/ fml

› to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts:

They have enough evidence to substantiate complaints of vandalism.

(Definition of “substantiate” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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