Meaning of CORROBORATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]ku'râburit, [v]ku'râbu`reyt, ku'râbu`reyt
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | affirm, bear out, confirm, substantiate, support, support, sustain, underpin, validate |
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| | Antonyms: | | contradict, negate | | |
| | 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 | |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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