corroborate
pronunciation
How to pronounce corroborate in British English:
UK [kəˈrɒbəreɪt]
How to pronounce corroborate in American English:
US [kəˈrɑːbəreɪt]
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- Verb:
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- give evidence for
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Word Origin
- corroborate
- corroborate: see robust
- corroborate (v.)
- 1530s, "to give (legal) confirmation to," from Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare "to strengthen, invigorate," from com- "together" or "thoroughly" (see com-) + roborare "to make strong," from robur, robus "strength," (see robust). Meaning "to strengthen by evidence, to confirm" is from 1706. Sometimes in early use the word also has its literal Latin sense, especially of medicines. Related: Corroborated; corroborating; corroborative.
Example
- 1. No independent evidence has emerged to corroborate these accusations .
- 2. There 's nothing to corroborate your story .
- 3. The findings further corroborate existing evidence that metabolic traits - everything from weight to insulin levels are interrelated - and that those relationships have a genetic component .
- 4. Authorities have also recovered a satellite phone that appears to corroborate much of his testimony .
- 5. Irs interviews would later corroborate this .