— circumstantiation , n.
/serr'keuhm stan"shee ayt'/ , v.t., circumstantiated, circumstantiating .
1. to set forth or support with circumstances or particulars: Documents circumstantiated her evidence.
2. to describe fully or minutely: He circumstantiated the accident.
[ 1640-50; circumstanti ( a ) CIRCUMSTANCE + -ATE 1 ]