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Enaliosauria (medicine)


enaliosauria
<paleontology> An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders.

Origin: NL, from Gr. Marine (in + the sea) + a lizard.

Source: Websters Dictionary


substantiate (iou)



substantiate verb trans. M17.
[medieval Latin substantiat- pa. ppl stem of substantiare give essence or substance to, from Latin substantia SUBSTANCE: see -ATE3.]
Give substance or substantial existence to, make real or substantial. M17.
Give solidity to, make firm, strengthen. L18.
Give substantial form to, embody. L18.
Prove the truth of (a charge, claim, etc.); demonstrate or verify by evidence; give good grounds for. E19.
J. Reed The..Government found itself unable to substantiate its accusations. A. N. Wilson Writings..quoted at great length to substantiate his point of view.
substanti'ation noun (a) rare embodiment; (b) the action of giving substance or solidity; (c) the action of substantiating or proving a statement etc.: M18.
substantiative adjective serving to substantiate something E19.
substantiator noun a person who substantiates something E20.