circumstantiate
[ sur-kuhm-stan-shee-eyt ]
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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.
Origin of circumstantiate
1Other words from circumstantiate
- cir·cum·stan·ti·a·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for circumstantiate
circumstantiate
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃɪˌeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to support by giving particulars
Derived forms of circumstantiate
- circumstantiation, noun
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