establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; his story confirmed my doubts; The evidence supports the defendant
[ Syn: confirm , corroborate , sustain , support , affirm ]
represent in bodily form; He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system; The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
[ Syn: incarnate , body forth , embody ]
make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; our ideas must be substantiated into actions
solidify, firm, or strengthen; The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country'