Main entry: affirm, substantiate, support, sustain, corroborate, confirm
Definition: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Usage: his story confirmed my doubts; The evidence supports the defendant
Main entry: validate, corroborate
Definition: give evidence for
Main entry: bear out, corroborate, underpin, support
Definition: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Usage: The stories and claims were born out by the evidence