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corroborate
(redirected from corroborating)

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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.

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

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

corroborate
Verb
[-rating, -rated] to support (a fact or opinion) by giving proof [Latin com- (intensive) + roborare to make strong]
corroboration n
corroborative adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.corroborate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
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.corroboratecorroborate - give evidence for                    
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"
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"

corroborate
Translations

corroborate [kəˈrɔbəreɪt] vtcorroborar
corroborate [kəˈrɔbəreɪt] vtcorroborer, confirmer
corroborate [kəˈrɔbəreɪt] vtbestätigen
corroborate [kəˈrɔbəreɪt] vtcorroborare, confermare

corroborate
v corroborate [kəˈrobəreit]
to support or confirm (evidence etc already given) She corroborated her sister's story.bevestigيُؤيِّد، يُثَبِّت،يُعَزِّزпотвърждавамpotvrdit, dosvědčitbekræfte; bestyrkebestätigenεπιβεβαιώνωcorroborarkinnitamaتایید کردنvahvistaaconfirmerלְאַשֵׁשׁपुष्ट करनाpoduprijeti, potvrditimegerősítmemperkuatstyrkja, staðfestaconfermare確認する확증하다patvirtintiapstiprinātmenyokongbevestigenstøtte, styrke, befeste, bekrefte, stadfestepotwierdzaćconfirmara confirmaподтверждатьpotvrdiťpotrditipotvrditibestyrka, bekräftaยืนยันdesteklemek, doğrulamak確證підтримувати; підтверджуватиتصديق كرنا، توثيق كرناchứng thực
n corˌroboˈration
bevestigingتأْييد، تَثْبـيت، تَعْزيزпотвърждениеpotvrzení, dosvědčeníbekræftelse; bestyrkelsedie Bestätigungεπιβεβαίωσηcorroboraciónkinnitusتاییدvahvistusconfirmationאִשׁוּש @@@אִישוּש$$$पुष्टीकरणpotporamegerősítéspengukuhanstaðfestingconferma確証확증(적인 진술)patvirtinimasapstiprināšanapenyokonganbevestigingbekreftelse, støtte, stadfestingpotwierdzenieconfirmaçãoconfirmareподтверждениеpotvrdeniepotrditevpotvrdabestyrkande, bekräftelseการยืนยันdestekleme, doğrulama確證підтвердженняتصديق، توثيقsự chứng thực
adj corˈroborative [-rətiv]
bevestigendمُؤيِّد، تَعْزيزي، مُثَبِّتподрепящpotvrzující, dosvědčujícíbekræftende; bestyrkendebestärkendεπιβεβαιωτικόςcorroborativo, confirmatoriokinnitavتایید آمیزvahvistavaqui confirmeמְאֲשֵׁשपुष्ट करने वालाpotvrdan, podupiruć(meg)erősítőyang memperkuatstaðfestandiavvalorante確証的な확증적인patvirtinantisapstiprinošsdengan sokonganbevestigendbekreftende, understøttende, befestendepotwierdzającyconfirmativocare con­firmăподтверждающийpotvrdzujúcipotrdilenpotvrdanbestyrkande, bekräftandeที่นำมายืนยันdestekleyen, doğrulayan確證的такий, що зміцнює, підтверджуєتائيدىchứng thực

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