[syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out, support]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (k?r-r?b"?-r?t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Corroborated (-r?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Corroborating
(-r?`t?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.]
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As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger,
the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.
--I. Watts.
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2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
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The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.
--I. Taylor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (-r?t), a.
Corroborated. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
corroborate
v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his
story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the
defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain,
substantiate, support, affirm] [ant: contradict,
negate]
2: give evidence for [syn: validate, corroborate]
3: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or
confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the
evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out,
support]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "corroborate":
affirm, attest, authenticate, back, back up, bear out, bolster,
buttress, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, document, fortify,
justify, probate, prove, ratify, reinforce, strengthen,
substantiate, support, sustain, undergird, uphold, validate,
verify, warrant