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corroborate Definition

cor·robo·rate (kə räb′ə rāt′)

transitive verb -·rat′ed, -·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

corroborate Related Forms
cor·rob′o·ra′·tion noun cor·rob′o·ra′·tor noun
corroborate Synonyms

corroborate

v.

confirm, support, establish, bear out; see approve 1, prove, verify. See syn. study at verify.

corroborate Law Definition

v

To confirm, ratify, strengthen, or support, especially by additional authority or evidence.
corroborate Usage Examples

Used with why or when

  • what: What I was told basically corroborated what I had read.

Object

  • finding: The aim of gathering multiple data sets is to corroborate the findings.
  • evidence: The external tests will not cover new ground: they will corroborate the evidence in the portfolio.
  • witness: Kathy Ferguson was a possible corroborating witness for Paula Jones.
  • conclusion: I have endeavored to collect every fact, which might either invalidate or corroborate this conclusion.
  • statement: The finding of the bones practically corroborates the sworn statement made by Margaret Fox, April 11, 1848.
  • theory: The corroborated theory has no higher epistemological status than any unfalsified theory.

Subject

  • witness: He put forward a plausible defense, which was corroborated by defense witnesses but was found guilty and sentenced to death.
  • evidence: Certain aspects of the Victim Personal Statement may need to be corroborated by evidence.
  • fact: The findings were corroborated by the fact that 80 % thought the ad was " very easy to understand " .
  • source: The details have, however, been corroborated by diplomatic sources.
  • study: This observation can be corroborated by case studies from the history of science.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: Results of this testing fully corroborated earlier CFD modeling.
  • also: The findings were also corroborated by a wider content category analysis.
  • not: But these claims are not corroborated by any hard evidence.
  • only: And the miraculous healings that He did only corroborate His claims to deity.

Preposition: by

  • witness: He put forward a plausible defense, which was corroborated by defense witnesses but was found guilty and sentenced to death.
  • evidence: Certain aspects of the Victim Personal Statement may need to be corroborated by evidence.
  • fact: The findings were corroborated by the fact that 80 % thought the ad was " very easy to understand " .
  • source: The details have, however, been corroborated by diplomatic sources.