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Substantiate vs Authenticate - What's the difference?

substantiate | authenticate |

As verbs the difference between substantiate and authenticate

is that substantiate is to verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate while authenticate is to render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.

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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    authenticate

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
  • To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait.

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