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

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin corrōborātus, past participle of corrōborāre “to strengthen,” equivalent to cor- “with, together” + rōbor(āre) “to make strong” (derivative of rōbor, rōbur “oak” hence, “strength”) + -ātus past participle suffix; see cor-, robust,-ate¹

Other words for corroborate

1	verify, authenticate, support, validate

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Other words from corroborate

cor·rob·o·ra·tive [kuh-rob-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv], /kəˈrɒb əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjective
cor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, cor·rob·o·ra·to·ri·ly, adverb
cor·rob·o·ra·tor, noun
non·cor·rob·o·rat·ing, adjective
non·cor·rob·o·ra·tive, adjective
non·cor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb
non·cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjective
un·cor·rob·o·rat·ed, adjective
un·cor·rob·o·ra·tive, adjective
un·cor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb
un·cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjective

Words that may be confused with corroborate

collaborate, corroborate

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How to use corroborate in a sentence

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Some of the allegations sent to the foundation were anonymous, making corroborating them time consuming and potentially impossible.
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That’s where the corroborating reporting from other trustworthy outlets comes into play.
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A U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer corroborated another account.
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To what extent was the testimony the grand jury heard corroborated or contradicted by forensic evidence?
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The report has not been corroborated by any official American, Israeli or Jordanian source.
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Adelman's assessment is being corroborated once more, this time in Mexico.
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It corroborated a lot of things I had learned about the basic structure of the mission and how it unfolded.
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These evidences of an impulse to look on correction as a quite proper thing are corroborated by stories of self-punishment.
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I made the experiment two years ago, and all my experience since has corroborated the conclusion then arrived at.
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By my own idea, strongly corroborated by Sir George, I am writing no more letters.
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Others of the conspirators, however, took Fislar's bold cue and stoutly corroborated him.
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The assertion of the captain was immediately corroborated, and the colonel was quite aghast.
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British Dictionary definitions for corroborate

corroborate

verb(kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt)

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

adjective(kəˈrɒbərɪt) archaic

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

Origin of corroborate

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

Derived forms of corroborate

corroboration, noun
corroborative (kəˈrɒbərətɪv) or corroboratory, adjective
corroboratively, adverb
corroborator, noun

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