corroborate
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin corrōborātus (“strengthened”), perfect passive participle of corrōborō (“I support, corroborate”), from com- (“together”) + rōborō (“I strengthen”), from rōbur (“strength”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Verb
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- (transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
- I. Taylor
- The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.
- I. Taylor
- (transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.
- I. Watts
- As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.
- I. Watts
Related terms
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Translations
To confirm or support with additional evidence
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To make strong; to strengthen
Further reading
- “corroborate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “corroborate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “corroborate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian
Verb
corroborate
- second-person plural present indicative of corroborare
- second-person plural imperative of corroborare
- feminine plural of corroborato
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) corrōborāte