corroborate
Americanverb (used with object)
adjective
verb
adjective
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serving to corroborate a fact, an opinion, etc
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(of a fact) corroborated
Other Word Forms
- corroboration noun
- corroborative adjective
- corroboratively adverb
- corroborator noun
- corroboratorily adverb
- corroboratory adjective
- noncorroborating adjective
- noncorroborative adjective
- noncorroboratively adverb
- noncorroboratory adjective
- uncorroborated adjective
- uncorroborative adjective
- uncorroboratively adverb
- uncorroboratory adjective
Etymology
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; cor-, robust, -ate 1
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Example Sentences
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At the time, the Times spoke with six people with knowledge of the department’s inner workings who largely corroborated her claims about Bohn’s conduct.
From Los Angeles Times
“Elements of their stories were also corroborated in documents, emails, itineraries and other writings from union organizers, supporters of Mr. Chavez and historians,” they added in the story published Wednesday.
From Salon
"We've had enough other corroborating data... to confirm that those vessels were clearly out there," Poling said.
From Barron's
No steps are taken to corroborate any allegations.
There is no information in the available documents suggesting agents were able to corroborate the woman's accusations, nor that agents made any assessment of their credibility.
From BBC
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