0 to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts: --
Reports that children had been hurt have not been substantiated.
We have evidence to substantiate the allegations against him.
1 to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts: --
They have enough evidence to substantiate complaints of vandalism.
The widespread view, not yet fully substantiated, is that those who are entering residential care now are iller and frailer than previous cohorts.
Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence to substantiate the efficacy of arthroscopy for "gray areas" such as the ones considered here.
In order to substantiate such interpretations of the factors that shaped water policy, an important building block is still missing.
This paper substantiates the latter position with a case study of an irrigated agricultural system.
Concerns about intra-articular steroids accelerating the osteoarthritic process have not been substantiated.
Several illustrations from the past three decades substantiate this argument.
The statistics gathered from the 2006 survey substantiate this contention.
Results across studies clearly substantiate the hypothesis that name writing improves more rapidly with age than the writing of dictated words.
