Definition for CIR-CUM-STAN'TIATE

CIR-CUM-STAN'TIATE, v.t.

  1. To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts. – Bramhall.
  2. To place in a particular condition with regard to power or wealth. – Swift. [This word is little used.]

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