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   cor·rob·o·rate

   /kəˈräbəˌrāt/

   verb

   • 1. confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding): "the witness had corroborated the boy's account of the attack"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘make physically stronger’): from Latin corroborat- ‘strengthened’, from the verb corroborare, from cor- ‘together’ + roborare, from robur ‘strength’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. corroborative adjective
   • 2. corroboratory adjective

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   CORROBORATE definition: 1. to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information: 2. to add proof to an…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CORROBORATE is to support with evidence or authority : make more certain. How to use corroborate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Corroborate.

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   CORROBORATE meaning: 1. to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information: 2. to add proof to an…. Learn more.

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   Corroborate definition: to make more certain; confirm. See examples of CORROBORATE used in a sentence.

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   Define corroborate. corroborate synonyms, corroborate pronunciation, corroborate translation, English dictionary definition of corroborate. 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.

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   corroborate (something) to provide evidence or information that supports a statement, theory, etc. synonym confirm. The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses. corroborating evidence; Topics Scientific research c2

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   To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it.

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   To corroborate is to back someone else’s story. If you swear to your teacher that you didn't throw the spitball, and your friends corroborate your story by promising that you were concentrating on math homework, she might actually believe you.

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    corroborate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cor‧rob‧o‧rate /kəˈrɒbəreɪt $ kəˈrɑː-/ verb [ transitive] formal to provide information that supports or helps to prove someone else’s statement, idea etc SYN back up We now have new evidence to corroborate the defendant’s story.

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    Definition of corroborate in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.