corroborant

[ kuh-rob-er-uhnt ]

adjective

corroborating; confirming.
Archaic. strengthening; invigorating, as a medicine.

noun

something that corroborates or strengthens.
Archaic. a strengthening medicine.

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

Words Nearby corroborant

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How to use corroborant in a sentence

And this is a new corroborant of one among the noblest of intellectual truths, viz.
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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) /

adjectivearchaic

serving to corroborate
strengthening

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