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corroborate

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cor⋅rob⋅o⋅rate

  [v. kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adj. kuh-rob-er-it] verb, -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing, adjective
Use corroborate in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
cor⋅rob⋅o⋅ra⋅tive  [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.
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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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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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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