substantiation

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noun

The act of substantiating.

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confirmationverificationcheckvalidationproof
OriginLatin substantiātiō →
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Meanings

nounsubstantiation (countable and uncountable, plural substantiations)

plural substantiations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of substantiating.
  2. countableuncountableSomething which substantiates; evidence, proof.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounadditional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

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confirmationverificationcheck
Broader
proofcogent evidence

nounthe act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

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validationproof
Broader
determinationfinding
Also see
checkconfirmationproofvalidationverification

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsubstantiātiō
  2. Englishsubstantiation

From Latin substantiātiō. By surface analysis, substantiate + -ion.

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APA

substantiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantiation

MLA

“substantiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substantiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantiation.

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