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.

Origin of corroborate

1520–30; < Latin corrōborātus past participle of corrōborāre to strengthen, equivalent to cor- cor- + rōbor(āre) to make strong (derivative of rōbor, rōbur oak (hence, strength); see robust) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM corroborate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH corroborate

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Words nearby corroborate

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Words related to corroborator

bystander, spectator, observer, eyewitness, testimony, watcher, onlooker, deponent, viewer, beholder, proof, signer, testifier, signatory, attestor, looker-on, attester, seer

Example sentences from the Web for corroborator

  • Jode's voice was almost threatening, and he fetched one corroborator after another.

    Lin McLean |Owen Wister

British Dictionary definitions for corroborator

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, noun

Word Origin for corroborate

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