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Certify vs Substantiate - What's the difference?

certify | substantiate |

In transitive terms the difference between certify and substantiate

is that certify is to attest to as the truth or meeting a standard while substantiate is to give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents.

certify

English

Verb

  • to attest to as the truth or meeting a standard

    • Synonyms

    * (to attest as to) attest, witness, vouch for, approve, confirm

    Derived terms

    * certifiable * decertify

    Related terms

    * certification

    Anagrams

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    substantiate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
  • to give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

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