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cor·rob·o·rate
(kə-rŏb′ə-rāt′)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 corrōborāre, corrōborāt- : com-, com- + rōborāre, to strengthen (from rōbur, rōbor-, strength; see reudh- in Indo-European roots).]
cor·rob′o·ra′tion n.
cor·rob′o·ra′tive (-ə-rā′tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv), cor·rob′o·ra·to′ry (-ər-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
cor·rob′o·ra′tor n.
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corroborate
vb
(tr) to confirm or support (facts, opinions, etc), esp by providing fresh evidence: the witness corroborated the accused's statement.
adj
1. serving to corroborate a fact, an opinion, etc
2. (of a fact) corroborated
[C16: from Latin corrōborāre to invigorate, from rōborāre to make strong, from rōbur strength, literally: oak]
corˌroboˈration n
corroborative, corˈroboˌratory adj
corˈroboratively adv
corˈroboˌrator n
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cor•rob•o•rate
(v. kəˈrɒb əˌreɪt; adj. -ər ɪt)v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
adj. 2. Archaic. confirmed.
[1520–30; < Latin corrōborātus, past participle of corrōborāre to strengthen]
cor•rob`o•ra′tion, n.
cor•rob′o•ra`tive (-əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv) cor•rob′o•ra•to`ry, adj.
cor•rob′o•ra`tive•ly, adv.
cor•rob′o•ra`tor, n.
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corroborate
Past participle: corroborated
Gerund: corroborating
| Imperative |
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| corroborate |
| corroborate |
| Present |
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| I corroborate |
| you corroborate |
| he/she/it corroborates |
| we corroborate |
| you corroborate |
| they corroborate |
| Preterite |
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| I corroborated |
| you corroborated |
| he/she/it corroborated |
| we corroborated |
| you corroborated |
| they corroborated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am corroborating |
| you are corroborating |
| he/she/it is corroborating |
| we are corroborating |
| you are corroborating |
| they are corroborating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have corroborated |
| you have corroborated |
| he/she/it has corroborated |
| we have corroborated |
| you have corroborated |
| they have corroborated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was corroborating |
| you were corroborating |
| he/she/it was corroborating |
| we were corroborating |
| you were corroborating |
| they were corroborating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had corroborated |
| you had corroborated |
| he/she/it had corroborated |
| we had corroborated |
| you had corroborated |
| they had corroborated |
| Future |
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| I will corroborate |
| you will corroborate |
| he/she/it will corroborate |
| we will corroborate |
| you will corroborate |
| they will corroborate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have corroborated |
| you will have corroborated |
| he/she/it will have corroborated |
| we will have corroborated |
| you will have corroborated |
| they will have corroborated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be corroborating |
| you will be corroborating |
| he/she/it will be corroborating |
| we will be corroborating |
| you will be corroborating |
| they will be corroborating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been corroborating |
| you have been corroborating |
| he/she/it has been corroborating |
| we have been corroborating |
| you have been corroborating |
| they have been corroborating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been corroborating |
| you will have been corroborating |
| he/she/it will have been corroborating |
| we will have been corroborating |
| you will have been corroborating |
| they will have been corroborating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been corroborating |
| you had been corroborating |
| he/she/it had been corroborating |
| we had been corroborating |
| you had been corroborating |
| they had been corroborating |
| Conditional |
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| I would corroborate |
| you would corroborate |
| he/she/it would corroborate |
| we would corroborate |
| you would corroborate |
| they would corroborate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have corroborated |
| you would have corroborated |
| he/she/it would have corroborated |
| we would have corroborated |
| you would have corroborated |
| they would have corroborated |
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Verb 1. [画像:corroborate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts]corroborate - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
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. [画像:corroborate - give evidence for]corroborate - give evidence for
circumstantiate - give circumstantial evidence for
3. [画像:corroborate - support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm]corroborate - support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
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corroborate
verb support, establish, confirm, document, sustain, back up, endorse, ratify, validate, bear out, substantiate, authenticate I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story.
contradict, refute, disprove, negate, invalidate, rebut
contradict, refute, disprove, negate, invalidate, rebut
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corroborate
verb1. To present evidence in support of:
2. To assure the certainty or validity of:
3. To establish as true or genuine:
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Translations
يُؤيِّد، يُثَبِّت،يُعَزِّز
dosvědčitpotvrdit
bekræftebestyrke
styrkja, staîfesta
patvirtinantis
apstiprināt
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corroborate
vt → bestätigen ; theory also → bekräftigen, erhärten, untermauern
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corroborate
(kəˈrobəreit) verb to support or confirm (evidence etc already given). She corroborated her sister's story. bevestig يُؤيِّد، يُثَبِّت،يُعَزِّز потвърждавам confirmar potvrdit, dosvědčit bestätigen bekræfte; bestyrke επιβεβαιώνω corroborar kinnitama تایید کردن vahvistaa confirmer לְאַשֵׁשׁ पुष्ट करना poduprijeti, potvrditi megerősít memperkuat styrkja, staðfesta confermare 確認する 확증하다 patvirtinti apstiprināt menyokong bevestigen støtte, styrke, befeste, bekrefte, stadfeste potwierdzać كره كول، ټينګول، تائيدول confirmar a confirma подтверждать potvrdiť potrditi potvrditi bestyrka, bekräfta ยืนยัน desteklemek, doğrulamak 佐證 підтримувати; підтверджувати تصديق كرنا، توثيق كرنا chứng thực 确证
corˌroboˈration noun bevestiging تأْييد، تَثْبـيت، تَعْزيز потвърждение confirmação potvrzení, dosvědčení die Bestätigung bekræftelse; bestyrkelse επιβεβαίωση corroboración kinnitus تایید vahvistus confirmation אשוש, אישוש पुष्टीकरण potpora megerősítés pengukuhan staðfesting conferma 確証 확증 patvirtinimas apstiprināšana penyokongan bevestiging bekreftelse, støtte, stadfesting potwierdzenie تاید confirmação confirmare подтверждение potvrdenie potrditev potvrda bestyrkande, bekräftelse การยืนยัน destekleme, doğrulama 佐證 підтвердження تصديق، توثيق sự chứng thực 确证
corˈroborative (-rətiv) adjective bevestigend مُؤيِّد، تَعْزيزي، مُثَبِّت подрепящ confirmativo potvrzující, dosvědčující bestärkend bekræftende; bestyrkende επιβεβαιωτικός corroborativo, confirmatorio kinnitav تایید آمیز vahvistava qui confirme מְאֲשֵׁש पुष्ट करने वाला potvrdan, podupiruć (meg)erősítő yang memperkuat staðfestandi avvalorante 確証的な 확증하는 patvirtinantis apstiprinošs dengan sokongan bevestigend bekreftende, understøttende, befestende potwierdzający په تاكيد سره .له تاكيده ډك confirmativo care confirmă подтверждающий potvrdzujúci potrdilen potvrdan bestyrkande, bekräftande ที่นํามายืนยัน destekleyen, doğrulayan 佐證的 такий, що зміцнює, підтверджує تائيدى chứng thực 确证的
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