Substantiate
<sub-stan-she-ate>
prove; confirm; verify;
to validate that a statement is true.
The pictures in my wallet will substantiate that the dog belongs to me. He is my lost puppy.
Memory trick:
substantiate reminds of submit.
we submit something for proof.
At work:
The data did substantiate our claims. Our audit program found millions in savings.
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