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circumstantiate

[ sur-kuhm-stan-shee-eyt ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), cir·cum·stan·ti·at·ed, cir·cum·stan·ti·at·ing.
to set forth or support with circumstances or particulars: Documents circumstantiated her evidence.
to describe fully or minutely: He circumstantiated the accident.
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Origin of circumstantiate

1640–50; <Latin circumstanti(a) circumstance + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM circumstantiate

cir·cum·stan·ti·a·tion, noun

Words nearby circumstantiate

circumstance, circumstanced, circumstantial, circumstantial evidence, circumstantiality, circumstantiate, circumstellar, circumterrestrial, circumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent
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Words related to circumstantiate

affirm, approve, back, certify, corroborate, endorse, establish, explain, sign, substantiate, support, uphold, verify, analyze, delineate, depict, describe, enumerate, lay out, portray

British Dictionary definitions for circumstantiate

circumstantiate
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to support by giving particulars

Derived forms of circumstantiate

circumstantiation, noun
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