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circumstantiate vs corroborate

corroborate vs circumstantiate

circumstantiate and corroborate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
circumstantiate No No Yes No
corroborate No No Yes No
As verbs, corroborate is a hypernym of circumstantiate; that is, corroborate is a word with a broader meaning than circumstantiate:
  • circumstantiate: give circumstantial evidence for
  • corroborate: give evidence for
Other hypernyms of circumstantiate include validate.
circumstantiate (verb) corroborate (verb)
give circumstantial evidence for establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
give evidence for
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Difference between circumstantiate and corroborate

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