Support and Validate

Support

Support verb - To provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea).
Usage example: studies that support the claim that red wine drinkers have a reduced risk of coronary disease and cancer

Validate is a synonym for support in substantiate topic. In some cases you can use "Validate" instead a verb "Support".

Validate

Validate verb - To give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of.
Usage example: a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events

Support is a synonym for validate in uphold topic. Sometimes you can use "Support" instead a verb "Validate".

Common collocations

love support love validate love
belief support belief validate belief
life support life validate life
people support people validate people
Other words: marriage, claim, theory, existence, efforts, ideas, claims.
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