English Explanatory Dictionary

unsubstantiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To prove false; to disprove or discredit.
  2. To officially categorize (an allegation) as unsubstantiated.
  3. To call into question; to create doubt about.
  4. To make insubstantial or abstract; unsubstantialize.
adj
  1. Lacking substance; insubstantial.
  2. Unsubstantiated; unproven.

Word forms

unsubstantiate unsubstantiates unsubstantiating unsubstantiated more unsubstantiate most unsubstantiate

Etymology

From un- + substantiate.

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