bear out
/ˌbɛəɹ ˈaʊt/ verb
Forms bears out bearing out bore out borne out
- verb (transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for. “It was a promising idea, but the evidence did not bear out their theory.”
- verb To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last.
- verb (intransitive, of a horse) To move quickly and sharply in an outward direction during a race; to veer out. “That horse always bears out on the turns.”
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Etymology
From Middle English beren out, dissimilated from earlier Middle English outberen, equivalent to bear + out.
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