circumstantiate
pronunciation
How to pronounce circumstantiate in British English: UK [ˌsɜ:kəm'stænʃɪeɪt]
How to pronounce circumstantiate in American English: US [ˌsɜkəm'stænʃɪˌeɪt]
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- Verb:
- give circumstantial evidence for
Word Origin
- circumstantiate (v.)
- 1650s, from Latin circumstantia "surrounding condition" (see circumstance) + -ate (2). Related: Circumstantiated; circumstantiating; circumstantiation.