corroborate

[verb kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adjective kuh-rob-er-it]

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verb (used with object), cor·rob·o·rat·ed, cor·rob·o·rat·ing.

to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.

adjective

Archaic. confirmed.

Origin of corroborate

1520–30; < Latin corrōborātus past participle of corrōborāre to strengthen, equivalent to cor- cor- + rōbor(āre) to make strong (derivative of rōbor, rōbur oak (hence, strength); see robust) + -ātus -ate¹

Related formscor·rob·o·ra·tive

[kuh-rob-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] /kəˈrɒb əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjectivecor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, cor·rob·o·ra·to·ri·ly, adverbcor·rob·o·ra·tor, nounnon·cor·rob·o·rat·ing, adjectivenon·cor·rob·o·ra·tive, adjectivenon·cor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, adverbnon·cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjectiveun·cor·rob·o·rat·ed, adjectiveun·cor·rob·o·ra·tive, adjectiveun·cor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, adverbun·cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjective

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1. verify, authenticate, support, validate.

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Examples from the Web for corroborate

Contemporary Examples

But, Digital Globe satellite images dated March 17, 2014, corroborate their stories.
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March 25, 2014
(Read More on the Crisis in Ukraine) Old, numerous and bipartisan are the tales that corroborate this dreary hypothesis.
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March 7, 2014
Of course, the only reason we retell the story is precisely the data did corroborate Einstein's theory.
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David Frum
April 18, 2013
Other witnesses came forward to corroborate her testimony, although they refused to appear on camera.
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Peter Jukes
October 23, 2012
Daisey appears to have intentionally misled the producers and to have lied about his ability to corroborate his story.
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Philip Bump
March 17, 2012

Historical Examples

The known facts, too, all corroborate this inference: let us consider them a little.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
I should judge, from that, he has an inkling of its value, and wants merely to corroborate it.
A Woman Intervenes
Robert Barr
And he broke out into one of his most discordant cackles to corroborate his boast.
Barrington
Charles James Lever
Every one hastened to corroborate this verdict with some piece of evidence.
The Cold Snap
Edward Bellamy
And there were others, of course, to corroborate your story?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916
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British Dictionary definitions for corroborate

corroborate

verb (kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt)

(tr) to confirm or support (facts, opinions, etc), esp by providing fresh evidencethe witness corroborated the accused's statement

adjective (kəˈrɒbərɪt) archaic

serving to corroborate a fact, an opinion, etc
(of a fact) corroborated

Derived Formscorroboration, nouncorroborative (kəˈrɒbərətɪv) or corroboratory, adjectivecorroboratively, adverbcorroborator, noun

Word Origin

C16: from Latin corrōborāre to invigorate, from rōborāre to make strong, from rōbur strength, literally: oak

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Word Origin and History for corroborate

v.

1530s, "to give (legal) confirmation to," from Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare "to strengthen, invigorate," from com- "together" or "thoroughly" (see com-) + roborare "to make strong," from robur, robus "strength," (see robust).

Meaning "to strengthen by evidence, to confirm" is from 1706. Sometimes in early use the word also has its literal Latin sense, especially of medicines. Related: Corroborated; corroborating; corroborative.

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Examples from the Web for corroborate

Contemporary Examples

But, Digital Globe satellite images dated March 17, 2014, corroborate their stories.

(Read More on the Crisis in Ukraine) Old, numerous and bipartisan are the tales that corroborate this dreary hypothesis.

Of course, the only reason we retell the story is precisely the data did corroborate Einstein's theory.

Other witnesses came forward to corroborate her testimony, although they refused to appear on camera.

Daisey appears to have intentionally misled the producers and to have lied about his ability to corroborate his story.

Historical Examples

The known facts, too, all corroborate this inference: let us consider them a little.

I should judge, from that, he has an inkling of its value, and wants merely to corroborate it.

And he broke out into one of his most discordant cackles to corroborate his boast.

Every one hastened to corroborate this verdict with some piece of evidence.

And there were others, of course, to corroborate your story?

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