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.
  1. to set forth or support with circumstances or particulars: Documents circumstantiated her evidence.

  2. to describe fully or minutely: He circumstantiated the accident.

Origin of circumstantiate

1
1640–50; <Latin circumstanti(a) circumstance + -ate1

Other words from circumstantiate

  • cir·cum·stan·ti·a·tion, noun

Words Nearby circumstantiate

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British Dictionary definitions for circumstantiate

circumstantiate

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃɪˌeɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to support by giving particulars

Derived forms of circumstantiate

  • circumstantiation, noun

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