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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of circumstantiate

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

Related forms

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

circumstantiation, noun
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