BEAR OUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does bear out mean? • BEAR OUT (verb)
The verb BEAR OUT has 1 sense:
1. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Familiarity information: BEAR OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BEAR OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
bear out; underpin; corroborate; support
Context example:
The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
Hypernyms (to "bear out" is one way to...):
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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