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View usage for: (kərɒbəreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense corroborates, present participle corroborating, past tense, past participle corroboratedverbTo corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it. [formal] I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story. [VERB noun] Alice corroborated what Blair had said. [VERB noun] Synonyms: support, establish, confirm, document More Synonyms of corroborate corroboration (kərɒbəreɪʃən) uncountable noun He needed independent corroboration of his version of the accident. [+ of] Synonyms: support, establishment, confirmation, endorsement More Synonyms of corroborate corroborate in British Englishverb (kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt)1. (transitive) to confirm or support (facts, opinions, etc), esp by providing fresh evidence the witness corroborated the accused's statement adjective (kəˈrɒbərɪt) archaic2. serving to corroborate a fact, an opinion, etc 3. (of a fact) corroborated Derived forms corroboration (corˌroboˈration) noun corroborative (kəˈrɒbərətɪv) or corroboratory (corˈroboˌratory) adjective corroboratively (corˈroboratively) adverb corroborator (corˈroboˌrator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin corrōborāre to invigorate, from rōborāre to make strong, from rōbur strength, literally: oak corroborate in American English (kəˈrɑbəˌreɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: corˈroboˌrated or corˈroboˌrating1. Obsolete to strengthen 2. to make more certain the validity of; confirm; bolster; support evidence to corroborate his testimony SIMILAR WORDS: conˈfirm Derived forms corroboration (corˌroboˈration) noun corroborator (corˈroboˌrator) noun Word origin < L corroboratus, pp. of corroborare, to strengthen < com-, intens. + roborare < robur, strength: see robust Examples of 'corroborate' in a sentencecorroborate In other languagescorroborate British English: corroborate VERB To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it. I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story. - American English: corroborate
- Brazilian Portuguese: corroborar
- Chinese: 证实
- European Spanish: corroborar
- French: corroborer
- German: bestätigen
- Italian: corroborare
- Japanese: 確証する
- Korean: 입증하다
- European Portuguese: corroborar
- Latin American Spanish: corroborar
Definition to support (a fact or opinion) by giving proof I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story. Synonyms Opposites contradict , refute , disprove , negate , invalidate , rebut Additional synonymsHe authenticated the accuracy of various details. Synonyms vouch for, confirm, endorse, validate, attestDefinition to prove to be true or valid This confirms what I suspected all along. Synonyms prove, support, establish, back up, verify, validate, bear out, substantiate, corroborate, authenticateDefinition to support (a claim) with evidence The effects of sleeping less than eight hours a night have been well documented. Synonyms support, back up, certify, verify, detail, instance, validate, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate, give weight to, particularize |