how to pronounce substantiate

/səbˈstæntʃiːˌɛɪt/

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substantiate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of substantiate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… empirical studies that substantiate the …”

meanings of substantiate

verb:

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

substantiate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word substantiate occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics substantiate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that substantiate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;