corroborate
[ verb kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adjective kuh-rob-er-it ]
/ verb kəˈrɒb əˌreɪt; adjective kəˈrɒb ər ɪt /
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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.
SYNONYMS FOR corroborate
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Origin of corroborate
OTHER WORDS FROM corroborate
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH corroborate
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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 forms of corroborate
corroboration, nouncorroborative (kəˈrɒbərətɪv) or corroboratory, adjectivecorroboratively, adverbcorroborator, nounWord Origin for corroborate
C16: from Latin corrōborāre to invigorate, from rōborāre to make strong, from rōbur strength, literally: oak
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