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Verb
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S:
(v)
confirm#1 (confirm%2:31:00::)
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corroborate#1 (corroborate%2:31:00::)
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sustain#7 (sustain%2:31:00::)
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substantiate#1 (substantiate%2:31:00::)
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support#5 (support%2:31:00::)
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affirm#1 (affirm%2:31:00::)
(establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)
"his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
S:
(v)
incarnate#2 (incarnate%2:42:00::)
,
body forth#1 (body_forth%2:42:00::)
,
embody#1 (embody%2:42:01::)
,
substantiate#2 (substantiate%2:42:00::)
(represent in bodily form)
"He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
S:
(v)
realize#3 (realize%2:36:00::)
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realise#4 (realise%2:36:00::)
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actualize#1 (actualize%2:36:00::)
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actualise#1 (actualise%2:36:00::)
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substantiate#3 (substantiate%2:36:04::)
(make real or concrete; give reality or substance to)
"our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
S:
(v)
substantiate#4 (substantiate%2:30:02::)
(solidify, firm, or strengthen)
"The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"