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SUBSTANTIATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Synonyms:
proof; substantiation; validation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("substantiation" is a kind of...):
determination; finding (the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "substantiation"):
authentication; certification (validating the authenticity of something or someone)
documentation; support (documentary validation)
monetisation; monetization (establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country)
probate (the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements)
Derivation:
substantiate (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Example:
fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
Synonyms:
check; confirmation; substantiation; verification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("substantiation" is a kind of...):
cogent evidence; proof (any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "substantiation"):
bed check (a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be)
crosscheck (an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources)
odd-even check; parity check; redundancy check (a system of checking for errors in computer functioning)
checksum (a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage)
Derivation:
substantiate (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)
