substantiation
substantiation · substantiations
The act of substantiatingThe act of substantiating.
US/səbstˌæntʃiˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of substantiating.
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
(countable, uncountable)Something which substantiates; evidence, proof.
Origin
From Latin substantiātiō. By surface analysis, substantiate + -ion.From Latin substantiātiō. By surface analysis, substantiate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: substantiations| Singular | substantiation |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something:validationproof
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct:confirmationverificationcheck
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedsubstantiate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable