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corroborate - Dictionary definition and meaning for corroborate

CORROBORATE

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  • (verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

    "his story confirmed my doubts", "The evidence supports the defendant"

    synonyms : affirm , confirm , substantiate , support , sustain
  • (verb) give evidence for

    synonyms : validate

    The witness corroborated his story. -added by naila_inlas

  • (verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

    "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

    synonyms : bear out , support , underpin

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for corroborate

  • (Tag: English) just focus on borate part of this word -- Borate test is a confirmatory test in chemistry.

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  • (Tag: English) visaulize ROBOT( coROBOrate) standing firm with support.

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  • (Tag: Language: White people) corroborate sounds like "correlate" if two variable correlate then the causal evidence is strengthened or confirmed!

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  • (Tag: ) if u'll CO+ROB i.e rob together and then ORATE(speak publically) about ur robbings then you will confirm(CORR0BORATE) the fact that you are a robber !!!

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  • (Tag: English) corroborate is similar to collaborate which is again support or assistance

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  • (Tag: ) Co+Robbers. Both robbers combine to strengthen their skills.

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Origin

  • < Latin corroborat-, past participle of corroborare "strengthen together" < roborare "strengthen"] added by bimal03

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