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circumstantiate

[sur-kuhm-stan-shee-eyt]

cir·cum·stan·ti·ate

[sur-kuhm-stan-shee-eyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -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:
1640–50; < Latin circumstanti(a) circumstance + -ate1

cir·cum·stan·ti·a·tion, noun
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Circumstantiate has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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circumstantiate (ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃɪˌeɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to support by giving particulars
 
circumstanti'ation
 
n

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