See Also: circumstantiate(dictionary)

circumstantiate (iou)



circumstantiate verb trans. Now rare. LME.
[medieval Latin circumstantiat- pa. ppl stem of circumstantiare to condition, from Latin circumstantia: see CIRCUMSTANCE, -ATE3.]
Accompany as a circumstance. Only in LME.
= CIRCUMSTANCE verb 2. Chiefly as circumstantiated ppl adjective. E17-L19.
= CIRCUMSTANCE verb 1. M17-E18.
Set forth or support with circumstances or details. M17.
circumstantia'tion noun M19.