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cor⋅rob⋅o⋅rate
[v. kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adj. kuh-rob-er-it] 
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 -ate 1
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 -ate 1
Related forms:
cor⋅rob⋅o⋅ra⋅tive [kuh-rob-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] , cor⋅rob⋅o⋅ra⋅to⋅ry, adjective
[kuh-rob-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] , 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.
1. verify, authenticate, support, validate.
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| cor·rob·o·rate (kə-rŏb'ə-rāt') 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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Corroborate
Cor*rob"o*rate\ (k?r-r?b"?-r?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroborated (-r?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Corroborating (-r?`t?ng). ] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to corroborate; cor- + roborare to strengthen, robur strength. See Robust.]1. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen. [Obs.] As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby. --I. Watts. 2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish. The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth. --I. Taylor.Corroborate
Cor*rob"o*rate\ (-r?t), a. Corroborated. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Language Translation for : corroborate
Spanish:
corroborar,
German:
bestätigen,
Japanese:
確認する
Main Entry: cor·rob·o·rate
Pronunciation: k&-'rä-b&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -rat·ed; -rat·ing
Etymology: Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare to strengthen, from com-, prefix marking completion + robur strength, literally, oak tree
: to support with evidence or authority : strengthen or make more certain —cor·rob·o·ra·tion /k&-"rä-b&-'rA-sh&n/ noun —cor·rob·o·ra·tive /k&-'rä-b&-"rA-tiv, -r&-tiv/ adjective
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