corroborant

[ kuh-rob-er-uh nt ]

/ kəˈrɒb ər ənt /

adjective

corroborating; confirming.

Archaic. strengthening; invigorating, as a medicine.

noun

something that corroborates or strengthens.

Archaic. a strengthening medicine.

Words nearby corroborant

corrigan's pulse, corrigendum, corrigible, corrin, corrival, corroborant, corroborate, corroboration, corroboree, corrode, corrody

Origin of corroborant

1620–30; < Latin corrōborant- (stem of corrōborāns) strengthening, present participle of corrōborāre. See corroborate, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM corroborant

un·cor·rob·o·rant, adjective

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Examples from the Web for corroborant

In veterinary practice the powdered seed is used as a carminative, pectoral, and corroborant.
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British Dictionary definitions for corroborant

corroborant

/ (kəˈrɒbərənt) /

adjective archaic

serving to corroborate

strengthening

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