corroborate
[ verb kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adjective kuh-rob-er-it ]
/ verb kəˈrɒb əˌreɪt; adjective kəˈrɒb ər ɪt /
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
SYNONYMS FOR corroborate
OTHER WORDS FROM corroborate
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH corroborate
collaborate corroborateWords nearby corroborate
corrigendum,
corrigible,
corrin,
corrival,
corroborant,
corroborate,
corroboration,
corroboree,
corrode,
corrody,
corrosion
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British Dictionary definitions for corroborative
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
Derived forms of corroborate
corroboration, noun corroborative (kəˈrɒbərətɪv) or corroboratory, adjective corroboratively, adverb corroborator, nounWord Origin for corroborate
C16: from Latin
corrōborāre to invigorate, from
rōborāre to make strong, from
rōbur strength, literally: oak