1. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; - Example: "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out, support]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bear out
v 1: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or
confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the
evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out,
support]