corroborate

CEFRC1

/kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/

verb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To support a statement by providing additional evidence.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To make strong; to strengthen.

Examples

  • There was no one who could corroborate Sami's alibi.

  • Your story doesn't corroborate what I've heard before.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /kəˈrɒbərət/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Vigorous, grown strong.

More examples

In context

  • The concurrence of all […]corroborates the same truth.

  • First, the fireman may be killed. Second, he may not notice the signal at all. Third, in any case he will loyally corroborate his driver and the good old jury will discount that.

  • As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The detective needed a witness to blank his theory about the crime.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

First attested in the 1530s; borrowed from Latin corrōborātus (“strengthened”), perfect passive participle of corrōborō (“to support, corroborate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + rōborō (“to strengthen”), from rōbur, rōboris (“strength”). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, otherwise archaic.