Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CIR-CUM-STAN'TIATE
CIR-CUM-STAN'TIAL-LYCIR-CUM-TER-RA'NE-OUS
CIR-CUM-STAN'TIATE, v.t.
- To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts. – Bramhall.
- To place in a particular condition with regard to power or wealth. – Swift. [This word is little used.]
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