'Circumstantiate' definitions:
Definition of 'circumstantiate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Give circumstantial evidence for
Definition of 'Circumstantiate'
From: GCIDE
- Circumstantiate \Cir`cum*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumstantiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumstantiating.] [See Circumstantiating (?).] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- If the act were otherwise circumstantiated, it might will that freely which now it wills reluctantly. --Bramhall. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To prove or confirm by circumstances; to enter into details concerning. [1913 Webster]
- Neither will time permint to circumstantiate these particulars, which I have only touched in the general. --State Trials (1661). [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'circumstantiate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adduce,
- affirm,
- anatomize,
- atomize,
- attest,
- authenticate,
- back,
- back up,
- bear out,
- bolster,
- buttress,
- certify,
- cite,
- confirm,
- corroborate,
- descend to particulars,
- detail,
- document,
- enter into detail,
- fortify,
- give full particulars,
- instance,
- itemize,
- particularize,
- probate,
- prove,
- ratify,
- reinforce,
- specify,
- spell out,
- strengthen,
- substantiate,
- support,
- sustain,
- undergird,
- uphold,
- validate,
- verify,
- warrant