noun
Meaning 1
The act of substantiating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
substantiation
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
CMU ARPABET: S AH0 B S T AE2 N CH IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
-
CMU ARPABET 2: S AH0 B S T AE2 N SH IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Something which substantiates; evidence, proof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: validation, proof
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: determination, finding
Narrower terms: authentication, certification, documentation, support, monetization, monetisation, probate
noun
Meaning 4
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: confirmation, verification, check
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: proof, cogent evidence
Narrower terms: bed check, crosscheck, parity check, redundancy check, odd-even check, checksum
History
Etymology
From Latin substantiātiō. By surface analysis, substantiate + -ion.