Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (-r?t), a.
Corroborated. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (k?r-r?b"?-r?t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Corroborated (-r?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Corroborating
(-r?`t?ng). ] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to
corroborate; cor- + roborare to strengthen, robur strength.
See Robust.]
1. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to
strengthen. [Obs.]
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As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger,
the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.
--I. Watts.
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2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
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The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.
--I. Taylor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
corroborate
v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his
story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the
defendant" [syn: confirm, sustain, substantiate, support,
affirm] [ant: negate]
2: give evidence for [syn: validate]
3: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or
confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the
evidence" [syn: underpin, bear out, support]
WordNet (r) 2.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "corroborate":
affirm, attest, authenticate, back, back up, bear out, bolster,
buttress, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, document, fortify,
justify, probate, prove, ratify, reinforce, strengthen,
substantiate, support, sustain, undergird, uphold, validate,
verify, warrant
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
affirm, bear out, confirm, substantiate, support, sustain, underpin, validate
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