I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷chēˌāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin circumstantia circumstance + English -ate
: to provide the circumstantial evidence or support for
circumstantiate a theory
circumstantiate a claim
• cir·cum·stan·ti·a·tion ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun -s
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ə̇t, -ˌāt adjective
Etymology: Latin circumstantia + English -ate
archaic : circumstantiated