Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: corroborate
IPA transcription: [kɚ'ɑbɚ,eɪt]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
    Meaning: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
  • Synonyms: validate, corroborate
    Meaning: give evidence for
Usage examples
  • There are many physical as well as moral facts which corroborate this opinion, and some few that would seem to weigh against it.
  • My experiments do not corroborate this theory, but tend to confirm the views of Huber, and to show the absolute necessity of pollen to the development of brood.
  • We declared that they had been extorted by terror, or by undue influence; and we pointed out certain minor particulars in which the two confessions failed to corroborate each other.
  • And therefore, as Machiavel well noteth (though in an evil-favored instance), there is no trusting to the force of nature, nor to the bravery of words, except it be corroborate by custom.