bearing out
Showing to hold
Bearing out means confirming or supporting something, typically a claim, theory, or suspicion.
When evidence bears out a prediction, it proves the prediction was correct.
The autopsy results bore out the detective's hunch about the cause of death.
Time will tell whether the data bears out their hypothesis.
It's the present participle of bear out, used when facts or events validate what someone believed or expected.
Evidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- verificationProving something accurate
- proofDemonstration of truth
demonstration · vindication · supporting · affirming · upholding · authentication · attestation · endorsement
Demonstration of truth
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
demonstration · attestation · validation · indication · manifestation · sign · exhibit · authentication
Strengthening or supporting
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- buttressingSupporting from the side
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
shoring up · solidifying · reinforcing · consolidating · confirming · backing · cementing · fortifying
corroboration
Evidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- verificationProving something accurate
proof · demonstration · vindication · supporting · affirming · upholding · authentication · attestation · endorsement · justification
proof
Demonstration of truth
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
substantiation · demonstration · attestation · validation · indication · manifestation · sign · exhibit · authentication · verification
bolstering
Strengthening or supporting
- strengtheningIncreasing power or solidity
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- buttressingSupporting from the side
underpinning · shoring up · solidifying · reinforcing · consolidating · confirming · backing · cementing · fortifying · amplifying
- provingtesting, showing, confirming, verifying, validating
bearing outrefuting
Disproving a claim
disproving · contradicting · falsifying · debunking · invalidating
bearing outundermining
Weakening by covert means
undercutting · weakening · discrediting · disconfirming · challenging
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