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

Derived Forms

• ˌcircumˌstantiˈation, noun

Other Words From

• circum·stanti·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumstantiate¹

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

Example Sentences

Then must murderers be encouraged, by their impunity, to make havoc of all according to their lust, besides that poor handful who cannot escape their prey, as their case is circumstantiate.

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Among a people of this character, and in a situation thus circumstantiated, it would seem that a seminary of religion and learning might very fitly be placed.

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Men often hate sin, only as it is circumstantiate, but Christian hatred is a hatred of the nature, like the deadly feuds, which are enmities against the kind and name.

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The Case, being thus circumstantiated, Sir, I hope you will not interrupt me any longer, lest my Rivals here in the Field should happen to circumvent me.

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Her blank verse "Washing Day," descriptive of the discomforts attending a mistimed visit to a rustic friend, under the affliction of a family washing, is picturesquely circumstantiated.

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Related Words

• analyze
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• set forth
• spell out
• stipulate
• summarize
• tell
• uncover