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corroborate

[ verb kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adjective kuh-rob-er-it ]

verb (used with object)

corroborated, corroborating.
  1. to make more certain; confirm:

    He corroborated my account of the accident.

    Synonyms: , , ,



adjective

  1. Archaic. confirmed.

corroborate

/ əˈɒəəɪ /

verb

  1. tr to confirm or support (facts, opinions, etc), esp by providing fresh evidence

    the witness corroborated the accused's statement

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. serving to corroborate a fact, an opinion, etc
  2. (of a fact) corroborated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ǰˈDzǰپ, adverb
  • corroborative, adjective
  • ǰˌDzˈپDz, noun
  • ǰˈDzˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ǰ·Dz···پ [k, uh, -, rob, -, uh, -rey-tiv, -er-, uh, -tiv], ǰ·Dzo··ٴr adjective
  • ǰ·Dzo·t· ǰ·Dzo··ٴr· adverb
  • ǰ·Dzo·tǰ noun
  • ԴDzcǰ·Dzo·iԲ adjective
  • ԴDzcǰ·Dzo·t adjective
  • nonǰ·Dzo·t· adverb
  • nonǰ·Dzo··ٴr adjective
  • ܲcǰ·Dzo·e adjective
  • ܲcǰ·Dzo·t adjective
  • unǰ·Dzo·t· adverb
  • unǰ·Dzo··ٴr adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corroborate1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ǰōǰٳܲ, past participle of ǰōǰ “to strengthen,” equivalent to cor- “with, together” + ōǰ() “to make strong” (derivative of rōbor, ōܰ “oak” hence, “strength”) + -ٳܲ past participle suffix; cor-, robust, -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corroborate1

C16: from Latin ǰōǰ to invigorate, from ōǰ to make strong, from ōܰ strength, literally: oak
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"The methodology fails to use other corroborating information from the sites which would prove that spills did not occur. As a result, the numbers quoted are inaccurate."

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Data from investment advisory firm Value Research shows Indian non-financial businesses were sitting on cash worth 11% of their total assets, corroborating the view that companies are not spending money in making fresh investments.

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That would appear to go some way towards corroborating evidence given at the Lockerbie trial by a CIA informant.

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Ali, another resident of Banias who asked us not to use his full name, corroborated Mr Fares' account.

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Mr Ephron, who said he returned with his girlfriend hours later, said he knew exactly where to look, but no surveillance footage corroborates his account.

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