单词 | substantiated |
释义 | substantiatedadj. That has been substantiated (in various senses of the verb); given substance, made real. Now usually: (of a fact, claim, etc.) verified, justified with evidence.With quot. 1581 cf. substantiation n. 1. ΚΠ 1581 J. Keltridge Two Serm. ii. sig. D3v Now ye bread, say you, was Christes substantiated body. 1703 T. Hicks Compl. Treat. Urines viii. 83 First it assails the more soft and newly substantiated Fat, afterwards the more solid. 1784 Observ. Princ. & Tendency East India Bills 24 The arbitrary appreciation of specified and substantiated crimes. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 158 Their physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic and a misgrowth of..substantiated abstractions. 1890 Liverpool Mercury 1 Sept. 7/3 The Hon. Egremont Lascelles's colt has now fairly substantiated claims to be considered when summing up the St. Leger situation. 1919 Outing Mar. 345 (advt.) They may be whoppers or actual substantiated facts. 1955 M. Stirling Boy in Blue 37 The moon-white dome of Santa Maria della Salute rising like a substantiated dream from the waters of Venice. 2011 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. 17 Nov. b6 The prospect that substantiated allegations could be neglected as workers attempt to respond to more cases. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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