circumstantiate: Meaning and Definition of

cir•cum•stan•ti•ate

Pronunciation: (sûr"kum-stan'shē-āt"), [key]
— -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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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