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corroborate

verb · adjective

Simple meaning

Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.

Pronunciation

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kɚˈɑbɚeɪt

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Definition

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verb

  1. Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

  2. transitive

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

  3. transitive

    To make strong; to strengthen.

  4. Give evidence for

adjective

  1. as a participial adjective

    Vigorous, grown strong.

  2. as a participle

    Corroborated.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Rare

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

Used this way, corroborate is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Compound terms

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  • corroborating evidencenounCompound term

    Additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding.

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Synonyms

Sense: support with evidence or authority or make more certain

bear outsubstantiate

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