Document
Document verb - To show the existence or truth of by evidence.
Usage example: he tried in vain to document a link between ancient civilizations and extraterrestrials
Substantiate is a synonym for document in support topic. In some cases you can use "Substantiate" instead a verb "Document", when it comes to topics like verify.
Substantiate
Substantiate verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Usage example: substantiated his claim to local mountaineering fame with a photo of himself on the summit of Mount McKinley
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- warrant and document
- warrant and substantiate
- witness and document
- witness and substantiate
- sustain and document
- sustain and substantiate
- support and document
- support and substantiate
- establish and document
- establish and substantiate
- verify and document
- verify and substantiate
- prove and document
- prove and substantiate
Common collocations
| claims | document claims | substantiate claims |
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Substantiate and Document. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/document/substantiate
Document & Substantiate. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/document/substantiate>.
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