# substantiate

> English word · Verb · IPA /səbˈstænʃieɪt/ · frequency rank #35,963

## Definitions
1. To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
2. To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare, first used 1657.

## Easily confused with
- **substantive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/substantiate-vs-substantive)
- **substantial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/substantial-vs-substantiate)

## Common misspellings (18)
`sbustantiate`, `ssubstantiate`, `subbstantiate`, `subsatntiate`, `subsstantiate`, `substanitate`, `substanntiate`, `substantaite`, `substantiaet`, `substantiatte`, `substantitae`, `substanttiate`, `substatniate`, `substnatiate`, `substtantiate`, `subtsantiate`, `susbtantiate`, `usbstantiate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/substantiate