Vocabulary
Substantiate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
Urdu meaning
ثابت کرنا، توثیق کرنا، پیدا کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But it has failed to substantiate its allegation.
- What better way to substantiate its allegations against the opposition than appointing judicial commissions to ascertain facts in a neutral and legitimate way.
- What better way to substantiate its allegations against the opposition than appointing judicial commissions to ascertain facts in a neutral and legitimate way.
- Old-growth forests also substantiate those stories.
- If true, this would substantiate the concerns of counterterrorism practitioners regarding the regrouping of LJ in parts of the country, particularly Chilas, where it previously held a scattered support base.
Synonyms
prove, give proof of, show to be true, give substance to, support, uphold, back up, bear out.
Antonyms
disprove, refute.
Curator example
“they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations”
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