circumstantiate

[ sur-kuh m-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

enumerate, certify, uphold, affirm, verify, explain, substantiate, back, sign, corroborate, establish, endorse, approve, support, portray, reveal, depict, delineate, relate, describe

British Dictionary definitions for circumstantiate

circumstantiate
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃɪˌeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to support by giving particulars

Derived forms of circumstantiate

circumstantiation, noun
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