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circumstantiate

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cir⋅cum⋅stan⋅ti⋅ate

  [sur-kuhm-stan-shee-eyt]
Use circumstantiate in a Sentence
–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; < L circumstanti(a) circumstance + -ate 1

Related forms:
cir⋅cum⋅stan⋅ti⋅a⋅tion, noun
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cir·cum·stan·ti·ate   (sûr'kəm-stān'shē-āt')   
tr.v.   cir·cum·stan·ti·at·ed, cir·cum·stan·ti·at·ing, cir·cum·stan·ti·ates
To set forth or verify with circumstances; give detailed proof or description of.
cir'cum·stan'ti·a'tion n.
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