corroborantadj.n.
/kəˈrɒbərənt/ A. adj.
Strengthening, invigorating, esp. of medicinal agents.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [adjective] > restorative
comfortive1377
restaurativea1393
comfortativea1398
resumptivea1398
cordial?a1425
corroborative1583
analeptical1606
corroborant1626
analeptica1629
vivifying1665
roborant1768
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [adjective] > tonic
corroborative1583
corroborant1626
tonic1684
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §961 They be of three Intentions: Refrigerant, Corroborant, and Aperient.
1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 55 The Aqua Santa..becomes so cordial and corroborant, that it works miraculous Effects in many Diseases.
1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 362 It is purgative, not corroborant, they tell me.
1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 3 231 His stomach had so lost its tone, that no medicine of the corroborant kind would stay a moment upon it.
1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 44 It is thought to have a corroborant influence upon the nervous system.
B. n.
1. A strengthening agent; a strengthener or invigorator of the system; a tonic.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > tonic
strengthening1571
strengthener1579
corroborative1601
fortification1655
roborant1661
corroborator1674
corroboratica1704
corroborant1738
bracer1740
tonic1799
invigorant1822
1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) at Strengtheners Corroborants, such medicines as add to the bulk and firmness of the solids.
1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 387 The best corroborants which we know, are the jesuits bark and wine.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 333/2 In cases of debility, Dogwood is a valuable corroborant.
2. Something which corroborates (a statement, etc.); a corroboratory fact.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > evidence given, testimony > piece of > serving as corroboration
corroboration1542
confirmation1553
confirmance1588
confirmative1589
corroborant1805
1805 Med. Jrnl. 17 511 It is not my intention..to trouble you with all the corroborants of this subject.
1890 M. Davitt in 19th Cent. Mar. 375 This charge..was dexterously used as a corroborant to the forgeries and fabrications of Parnellism and Crime.
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