About The Word Corroborate
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Corroborate
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What's The Definition Of Corroborate?
[v] establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
[v] give evidence for [v] support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" Synonyms | Synonyms for Corroborate: affirm | bear out | confirm | substantiate | support | support | sustain | underpin | validate Related Terms | Find terms related to Corroborate: affirm | attest | authenticate | back | back up | bear out | bolster | buttress | certify | circumstantiate | confirm | document | fortify | justify | probate | prove | ratify | reinforce | strengthen | substantiate | support | sustain | undergird | uphold | validate | verify | warrant See Also | agree | back | back up | check | circumstantiate | confirm | correspond | demonstrate | document | establish | fit | gibe | jibe | match | prove | reassert | shew | show | tally | validate | verify | vouch Corroborate In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Cor*rob"o*rate\ (-r?t), a. Corroborated. [Obs.] --Bacon. |
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