corroborant
[ kuh-rob-er-uhnt ]
/ kəˈrɒb ər ənt /
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adjective
corroborating; confirming.
Archaic. strengthening; invigorating, as a medicine.
noun
something that corroborates or strengthens.
Archaic. a strengthening medicine.
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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, adjectiveWords nearby corroborant
Corrigan's pulse, corrigendum, corrigible, corrin, corrival, corroborant, corroborate, corroboration, corroboree, corrode, corrody
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Example sentences from the Web for corroborant
And this is a new corroborant of one among the noblest of intellectual truths, viz.
In veterinary practice the powdered seed is used as a carminative, pectoral, and corroborant.
British Dictionary definitions for corroborant
corroborant
/ (kəˈrɒbərənt) /
adjective archaic
serving to corroborate
strengthening
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