corroborate
corroborate
Definition
cor·robo·rate (kə räb′ə rāt′)
transitive verb -·rat′ed, -·rat′·ing
- Obsolete to strengthen
- 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
cor·rob′o·ra′·tion noun
cor·rob′o·ra′·tor noun
corroborate
Synonyms
corroborate
v.
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.
Browse dictionary entries near corroborate
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