What does circumstantiate mean?

Definitions for circumstantiate
ˌsɜr kəmˈstæn ʃiˌeɪtcir·cum·stan·ti·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. circumstantiateverb

    give circumstantial evidence for

Wiktionary

  1. circumstantiateverb

    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. uE000452538uE001 State Trials (1661).

  2. circumstantiateverb

    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. uE000452539uE001 Bramhall.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Circumstantiateverb

    Etymology: from circumstance.

    If the act were otherwise circumstantiated, it might will that freely, which now it wills freely. John Bramhall, against Hobbs.

    A number infinitely superior, and the best circumstantiated imaginable, are for the succession in the house of Hanover. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.

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  1. circumstantiate

    Circumstantiate is a verb that means to describe or exemplify something in an elaborate detail or specify circumstances or details about a situation or an event. It can also refer to determining or explaining the particular situations, conditions, or circumstances around an event or situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Circumstantiateverb

    to place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts

  2. Circumstantiateverb

    to prove or confirm by circumstances; to enter into details concerning

  3. Etymology: [See Circumstantiating ().]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of circumstantiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of circumstantiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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