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cor·rob·o·rate

Audio Help [v. kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adj. kuh-rob-er-it] Pronunciation Key verb, -rat·ed, -rat·ing, adjective

–verb (used with object)

1.	to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.

–adjective

2.	Archaic. confirmed.

[Origin: 1520–30; < L corrōborātus ptp. of corrōborāre to strengthen, equiv. to cor- cor- + rōbor(āre) to make strong (deriv. of rōbor, rōbur oak (hence, strength); see robust) + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

cor·rob·o·ra·tive

Audio Help [kuh-rob-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] Pronunciation Key, 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

—Synonyms 1. verify, authenticate, support, validate.

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cor·rob·o·rate Audio Help (kə-rŏb'ə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. cor·rob·o·rat·ed, cor·rob·o·rat·ing, cor·rob·o·rates
To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain. See Synonyms at confirm.

[Latin corrōborāre, corrōborāt- : com-, com- + rōborāre, to strengthen (from rōbur, rōbor-, strength; see reudh- in Indo-European roots).]

cor·rob'o·ra'tion n., cor·rob'o·ra'tive (-ə-rā'tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv), cor·rob'o·ra·to'ry (-ər-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., cor·rob'o·ra'tor n.

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