corroborate

cor·rob·o·rate  (k-rb-rt)

tr.v. cor·rob·o·rat·ed, cor·rob·o·rat·ing, cor·rob·o·rates

To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain. See Synonyms at confirm.

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[Latin corrborre, corrbort- : com-, com- + rborre, to strengthen (from rbur, rbor-, strength; see reudh- in Indo-European roots).]

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cor·robo·ration n.

cor·robo·rative (--rtv, -r--tv), cor·robo·ra·tory (-r--tôr, -tr) adj.

cor·robo·rator n.

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corroborate

vb [kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt]

(tr) to confirm or support (facts, opinions, etc.), esp by providing fresh evidence the witness corroborated the accused's statement

adj [kəˈrɒbərɪt] Archaic

1. serving to corroborate a fact, an opinion, etc.

2. (of a fact) corroborated

[from Latin corrōborāre to invigorate, from rōborāre to make strong, from rōbur strength, literally: oak]

corroboration  n

corroborative  [kəˈrɒbərətɪv], corroboratory adj

corroboratively  adv

corroborator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	corroborate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" affirm, confirm, substantiate, support, sustain back up, back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds" verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?" validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
	2.	corroborate - give evidence for                     validate reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" circumstantiate - give circumstantial evidence for
	3.	corroborate - support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" bear out, underpin, support correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

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corroborate

verb support, establish, confirm, document, sustain, back up, endorse, ratify, validate, bear out, substantiate, authenticate I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story.
contradict, refute, disprove, negate, invalidate, rebut

Translations

corroborate [kəˈrɒbəreɪt] VT → corroborar, confirmar

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corroborate [kəˈrɒbəreɪt] vt [+ story, allegation] → corroborer; [+ statement] → confirmer

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corroborate

vt → bestätigen; theory also → bekräftigen, erhärten, untermauern

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corroborate [kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt] vt → corroborare, confermare

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corroborate [kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt] vt → corroborare, confermare

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corroborate

v corroborate [kəˈrobəreit]

to support or confirm (evidence etc already given) She corroborated her sister's story. bevestig يُؤيِّد، يُثَبِّت،يُعَزِّز потвърждавам potvrdit, dosvědčit bekræfte; bestyrke bestätigen επιβεβαιώνω corroborar kinnitama تایید کردن vahvistaa confirmer לְאַשֵׁשׁ पुष्ट करना poduprijeti, potvrditi megerősít memperkuat styrkja, staðfesta confermare 確認する 확증하다 patvirtinti apstiprināt menyokong bevestigen støtte, styrke, befeste, bekrefte, stadfeste potwierdzać confirmar a confirma подтверждать potvrdiť potrditi potvrditi bestyrka, bekräfta ยืนยัน desteklemek, doğrulamak 佐證 підтримувати; підтверджувати تصديق كرنا، توثيق كرنا chứng thực 确证

n corˌroboˈration

bevestiging تأْييد، تَثْبـيت، تَعْزيز потвърждение potvrzení, dosvědčení bekræftelse; bestyrkelse die Bestätigung επιβεβαίωση corroboración kinnitus تایید vahvistus confirmation אִשׁוּש @@@אִישוּש$$$ पुष्टीकरण potpora megerősítés pengukuhan staðfesting conferma 確証 확증 patvirtinimas apstiprināšana penyokongan bevestiging bekreftelse, støtte, stadfesting potwierdzenie confirmação confirmare подтверждение potvrdenie potrditev potvrda bestyrkande, bekräftelse การยืนยัน destekleme, doğrulama 佐證 підтвердження تصديق، توثيق sự chứng thực 确证

adj corˈroborative [-rətiv]

bevestigend مُؤيِّد، تَعْزيزي، مُثَبِّت подрепящ potvrzující, dosvědčující bekræftende; bestyrkende bestärkend επιβεβαιωτικός corroborativo, confirmatorio kinnitav تایید آمیز vahvistava qui confirme מְאֲשֵׁש पुष्ट करने वाला potvrdan, podupiruć (meg)erősítő yang memperkuat staðfestandi avvalorante 確証的な 확증하는 patvirtinantis apstiprinošs dengan sokongan bevestigend bekreftende, understøttende, befestende potwierdzający confirmativo care con­firmă подтверждающий potvrdzujúci potrdilen potvrdan bestyrkande, bekräftande ที่นำมายืนยัน destekleyen, doğrulayan 佐證的 такий, що зміцнює, підтверджує تائيدى chứng thực 确证的