eine Theorie stützen / untermauern
to support/bolster a theory
Türkçe: teoriyi desteklemek
In a sentence
Der Professor stützt seine Theorie durch zahlreiche Experimente.
How it is used
Means 'to support/bolster a theory' with arguments or data. Neutral register, common in academic writing or debates. A scientist might say this when citing studies that reinforce their model. 'Untermauern' is more vivid than 'stützen'.
Other verbs that go with Theorie
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- eine Theorie aufstellento put forward a theory
- eine Theorie bestätigento confirm a theory
- eine Theorie verwerfento reject/discard a theory
- eine Theorie widerlegento refute/disprove a theory
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