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corroborate definition

cor·robo·rate (kə räbə rāt′)

transitive verb corroborated -·rat′ed, corroborating -·rat′·ing

  1. Obsolete to strengthen
  2. to make more certain the validity of; confirm; bolster; support evidence to corroborate his testimony

Etymology: < L corroboratus, pp. of corroborare, to strengthen < com-, intens. + roborare < robur, strength: see robust

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