corroborate
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/
  • (America) IPA: /kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/
Verb

corroborate (corroborates, present participle corroborating; past and past participle corroborated)

  1. (transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
    • I. Taylor
      The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.
  2. (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.
Translations


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