bear out

1. 1.

   support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

   “The stories and claims were born out by the evidence”

   Synonymscorroborateunderpinsupport

   Broadermatch

Questions about bear out

What does bear out mean?

bear out means "support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm".

What is another word for bear out?

Close synonyms include corroborate, underpin, support. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bear out a common word?

bear out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.