corroborate

English

Etymology

From Latin corrōborātus, perfect passive participle of corrōborō (“strengthen”), from com- (“together”) + rōborō (“strengthen”), from rōbur (“strength”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

corroborate (third-person singular simple present corroborates, present participle corroborating, simple past and past participle corroborated)

1. (transitive) To confirm, strengthen or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch.

Related terms

• corroborative
• corroboration
• corroborator

Translations

To confirm, strengthen or support with additional evidence

Bulgarian: потвърждавам (bg), подкрепям (bg) Dutch: onderbouwen (nl) Esperanto: konfirmi (eo) Finnish: vahvistaa (fi) German: bestätigen, untermauern, stützen, bekräftigen Hungarian: megerősít (hu) Latin: corrōborō (la)

Manx: co-niartaghey (gv), co-niartey (gv) Polish: potwierdzać (pl) Portuguese: corroborar (pt) Russian: подкреплять, подтверждать Slovene: podpreti (sl) Spanish: corroborar (es) Swedish: bekräfta (sv), bestyrka (sv), styrka (sv) Turkish: delille desteklemek

External links

• corroborate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• corroborate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• corroborate at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Italian

Verb

corroborate

1. second-person plural present indicative of corroborare
2. second-person plural imperative of corroborare
3. Feminine plural of corroborato

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Latin

Verb

corrōborāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of corrōborō