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corroborate
verb
Synonyms
confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authenticate, validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something.
confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact.
corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established.
substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention.
verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at.
authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion.
validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof.
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Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare, from com- + robor-, robur strength
1529, in the meaning defined above
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“Corroborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corroborate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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corroborate
transitive verbLatin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare to strengthen, from com-, prefix marking completion + robur strength, literally, oak tree
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