corroborate
cor·rob·o·rate
transitive verb \kə-ˈrä-bə-ˌrāt\cor·rob·o·rat·edcor·rob·o·rat·ing
Definition of CORROBORATE
: to support with evidence or authority : make more certain
— cor·rob·o·ra·tion \-ˌrä-bə-ˈrā-shən\ noun
— cor·rob·o·ra·tive \-ˈrä-bə-ˌrā-tiv, -ˈrä-b(ə-)rə-\ adjective
— cor·rob·o·ra·tor \-ˈrä-bə-ˌrā-tər\ noun
— cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry \-ˈrä-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective
Examples of CORROBORATE
- <the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony>
- <my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people>
- Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies. —Harriet Hall, Skeptic, 2007
- Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony … —David Fisher, Hard Evidence, 1995
- … the great Dr. Woodruff … corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved … —James Thurber, 7 Mar. 1946, in Selected Letters Of James Thurber, (1980) 1981
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Origin of CORROBORATE
Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare, from com- + robor-, robur strength
First Known Use: 1529
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