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corroborate

4 syllables
verb
Quick answer

As a verb, corroborate means confirm or support something with additional evidence.

Meanings of corroborate

3 meanings

verb

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

  2. To make strong; to strengthen.

  3. Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

    “his story confirmed my doubts”

    “The evidence supports the defendant”

    Similar: confirm, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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verb: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
confirmsustainsubstantiatesupportaffirm
verb: give evidence for
validate
verb: support with evidence or authority or make more certain o…
underpinbear outsupport

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