corroborant
[ kuh-rob-er-uh nt ]
/ kəˈrɒb ər ənt /
adjective
corroborating; confirming.
Archaic.
strengthening; invigorating, as a medicine.
noun
something that corroborates or strengthens.
Archaic.
a strengthening medicine.
Origin of corroborant
1620–30; < Latin
corrōborant- (stem of
corrōborāns) strengthening, present participle of
corrōborāre. See
corroborate,
-ant
OTHER WORDS FROM corroborant
un·cor·rob·o·rant, adjectiveWords nearby corroborant
corrigan's pulse,
corrigendum,
corrigible,
corrin,
corrival,
corroborant,
corroborate,
corroboration,
corroboree,
corrode,
corrody
Example sentences from the Web for corroborant
In veterinary practice the powdered seed is used as a carminative, pectoral, and corroborant.
British Dictionary definitions for corroborant
corroborant
/ (kəˈrɒbərənt) /
adjective archaic
serving to corroborate
strengthening