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
11620–30; <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.
In veterinary practice the powdered seed is used as a carminative, pectoral, and corroborant.
British Dictionary definitions for corroborant
corroborant
/ (kəˈrɒbərənt) /
adjectivearchaic
serving to corroborate
strengthening
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