Roleset substantiate.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "prove, justify":

Roles:

Arg0:prover


Arg1:justified

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


the one example (-)
Mr. Lewis said the company gave the Consumer Affairs department ``volumes of documents'' *trace* to substantiate its statements, and made ``every effort to comply'' with all the agency's policies.
Arg0:	*trace* -> the company
REL:	substantiate
Arg1:	its statements

More common in the negative adjectival 'unsubstantiated' (eg rumors).