corroborate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin corrōborātus (strengthened), perfect passive participle of corrōborō (I support, corroborate), from com- (together) + rōborō (I strengthen), from rōbur (strength).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/
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Verb[edit]

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.
    • 1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. [], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:
      The concurrence of all [] corroborates the same truth.
  2. (transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.
    • 1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: [], London: [] James Brackstone, [], →OCLC:
      As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

corroborate

  1. inflection of corroborare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

corroborate f pl

  1. feminine plural of corroborato

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

corrōborāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of corrōborō

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

corroborate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of corroborar combined with te