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Webster 1913 Edition


Corroborate

Cor-rob′o-rate

(k?r-r?b′?-r?t)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Corroborated
(-r?ˊt?d)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Corroborating
(-r?ˊt?ng)
. ]
[L.
corroboratus
, p. p. of
corroborare
to corroborate;
cor-
+
roborare
to strengthen,
robur
strength. See
Robust
.]
1.
To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen.
[Obs.]
As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are
corroborated
thereby.
I. Watts.
2.
To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
The concurrence of all
corroborates
the same truth.
I. Taylor.

Cor-rob′o-rate

(-r?t)
,
Adj.
Corroborated.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Corroborate

CORROBORATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L., to strengthen, strength.]
1.
To strengthen; to make strong, or to give additional strength to; as, to corroborate the nerves; to corroborate the judgment, authority or habits.
2.
To confirm; to make more certain. The news was doubtful, but is corroborated by recent advices.

Definition 2024


corroborate

corroborate

English

Verb

corroborate (third-person singular simple present corroborates, present participle corroborating, simple past and past participle corroborated)

  1. (transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
    • I. Taylor
      The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.
  2. (transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.
    • I. Watts
      As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.

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Translations


Italian

Verb

corroborate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of corroborare
  2. second-person plural imperative of corroborare
  3. feminine plural of corroborato

Latin

Verb

corrōborāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of corrōborō