circumstantiate en · VERB
Etymology
Blend of circumstantial + -ate.
Meanings
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To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence
Neither will time permit to circumstantiate these particulars, which I have only touched in the general.
1661, State Trials:
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To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.
If the act were otherwise circumstantiated, it might will that freely which now it wills reluctantly.
1655, John Bramhall, Vindication of True Liberty:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circumstantiates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| circumstantiated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| circumstantiated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| circumstantiating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pt circunstanciar (to give out circumstantial evidence)