circumstantiate
verb
cir·cum·stan·ti·ate ˌsər-kəm-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt 
circumstantiated; circumstantiating
transitive verb
: to supply with circumstantial evidence or support
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1652, in the meaning defined above
circumstantiate
verb
as in to corroborate
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- corroborate
- document
- validate
- prove
- evidence
- establish
- identify
- record
- buttress
- demonstrate
- witness
- substantiate
- support
- uphold
- adduce
- sustain
- verify
- confirm
- vouch
- back (up)
- testify
- attest
- certify
- authenticate
- evince
- confess
- clinch
- depose
- settle
- nail
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- refute
- object
- challenge
- disprove
- rebut
- presume
- dispute
- assume
- guess
- suspect
- allege
- surmise
- conjecture