substantiation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	determination, finding,
definition	:	the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation (noun.act)

hyponym	:	authentication, certification,
definition	:	validating the authenticity of something or someone (noun.act)

hyponym	:	documentation, support,
definition	:	documentary validation (noun.act)

hyponym	:	monetisation, monetization,
definition	:	establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country (noun.act)

hyponym	:	probate,
definition	:	the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements (noun.act)

2. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	cogent evidence, proof,
definition	:	any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	bed check,
definition	:	a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	crosscheck,
definition	:	an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	odd-even check, parity check, redundancy check,
definition	:	a system of checking for errors in computer functioning (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	checksum,
definition	:	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 (noun.cognition)

3. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain,
definition	:	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	validate,
definition	:	prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	corroborate, validate,
definition	:	give evidence for (verb.communication)

4. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it,
definition	:	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	verify,
definition	:	confirm the truth of (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain,
definition	:	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	confirm, reassert,
definition	:	strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	check,
definition	:	make an examination or investigation (verb.social)

5. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain,
definition	:	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	validate,
definition	:	prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	corroborate, validate,
definition	:	give evidence for (verb.communication)

6. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it,
definition	:	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	verify,
definition	:	confirm the truth of (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain,
definition	:	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	confirm, reassert,
definition	:	strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	check,
definition	:	make an examination or investigation (verb.social)