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# substantiating

«substantiating» in Mova's school dictionary: **proving that something is true by giving facts or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (the -ing form of «substantiate»: substantiate, substantiates, substantiated, substantiating); adjective (substantiating evidence)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Substantiating means proving that something is true by giving facts or evidence (formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/#m1)

2) As an adjective, substantiating describes evidence or facts that support a claim (formal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

This is the stiff exam and law voice; in everyday speech people say «proving», «backing up» or «supporting». In science, substantiating a claim means showing data that supports it. In law, a claim needs substantiating evidence. Phrases: substantiating evidence, substantiating a claim.

### examples

- The scientist is substantiating her idea with careful tests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/#x1)
- The police need substantiating evidence before they arrest anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/#x2)
- He had trouble substantiating his story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/#x3)
- Substantiating a rumour means checking the facts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/#x4)
- Your essay should include substantiating examples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/#x5)
- The detective spent a week substantiating the witness's claims. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/#x6)

### note

Formal word. Base verb: substantiate; noun: substantiation. The opposite idea is «unsubstantiated» (not proved). Plain words: prove, support, back up.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «substantiating» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/substantiating/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.