"substantive" as noun
1 - (grammar) a word that names a person, place, thing or idea; a noun (sensu stricto)
2 - Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
"substantive" as verb
1 - (grammar) to make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun
"substantive" as adjective
1 - Of the essence or essential element of a thing; as, "substantive information"
2 - Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial
3 - Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; as, "substantive law"
