to bear out a statement
51substantiate — [v] back up a statement, idea actualize, affirm, approve, attest to, authenticate, bear out, check out, check up, complete, confirm, corroborate, debunk, demonstrate, establish, incarnate, justify, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify,… …
52PESHAT — (Heb. פְּשָׁט), word which came to mean the plain, literal meaning of a text, as opposed mainly to derash , the homiletical interpretation, but also to any other method than the literal. According to W. Bacher (Die exegetische Terminologie der… …
53Shock collar — The term shock collar is used to describe an electronic training aid developed to deliver an electrical signal through contact points attached to a dog collar. While similar systems are available for other animals, the most common are the collars …
54support — v. & n. v.tr. 1 carry all or part of the weight of. 2 keep from falling or sinking or failing. 3 provide with a home and the necessities of life (has a family to support). 4 enable to last out; give strength to; encourage. 5 bear out; tend to… …
55Nothhelm of Sussex — This article is about the Sussex king. For the Archbishop of Canterbury, see Nothelm. Noðhelm, or Nunna for short, was King of Sussex, apparently reigning jointly with Watt, Osric, and Æðelstan. Life Kelly noted the names of rulers in Sussex… …
56Defenders of Wildlife — is a United States based, 501(c)(3) non profit organization founded in 1947, dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities. The organization is active in political interventions and lobbying aimed at… …
57quarter — quarterer, n. /kwawr teuhr/, n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book. 2. a fourth part, esp. of one (1/4). 3. one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar,… …
58vindication — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Clearing from an accusation Nouns 1. vindication, justification, warrant; exoneration, exculpation; acquittal; whitewashing; extenuation; palliation, softening, mitigation. See justice. 2. reply, defense …
59unhappily — [[t]ʌnhæ̱pɪli[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl You use unhappily to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider it is sad and wish that it was different. On May 23rd, unhappily, the little boy died... Unhappily the facts do not wholly bear out the… …
60back something up — can you back up that statement with any real evidence? Syn: substantiate, corroborate, confirm, support, bear out, endorse, bolster, reinforce, lend weight to …
