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corroborate
Meaning: to confirm or support with evidence
corroborate in a sentence
How corroborate is used in real sentences:
Two independent witnesses were able to corroborate the driver's account of the accident.
Security camera footage corroborated the cashier's version of events.
“At the same time, credulous readers accepted dramatic newspaper accounts without demanding reports that could corroborate tales of attacks along the river.”
— from the passage Where the River Moved
Synonyms for corroborate
Other words for corroborate — confirm, substantiate and verify — carry the same meaning.
- confirm
- substantiate
- verify
Antonyms of corroborate
Words that mean the opposite of corroborate:
Where it comes from
From Latin corroborare 'to strengthen'
Word parts
- con/com/col/cor/co — together, with
corroborate: cor- (together; form of con-) + robor (strength) + -ate (make)
Memory hook
CO-ROBOR-ate — bring in a CO-worker as ROBUST support to back up your story.
Practice corroborate in the app