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View synonyms for circumstantiate

circumstantiate

[ sur-kuhm-stan-shee-eyt ]

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.

circumstantiate

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃɪˌeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to support by giving particulars

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Derived Forms

  • ˌcircumˌstantiˈation, noun

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Other Words From

  • circum·stanti·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of circumstantiate1

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

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