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1. (v.t.) corroborate
to make more certain; confirm:
He corroborated my account of the accident.
2. (adj.) corroborate
Archaic. confirmed.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L corrōborātus, ptp. of corrōborāre to strengthen)
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1. (verb) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
2. (verb) validate, corroborate
give evidence for
3. (verb) corroborate, underpin, bear out, support
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
"The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
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1. (adj) corroborate
corroborated
2. (verb) corroborate
to make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen
3. (verb) corroborate
to make more certain; to confirm; to establish
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Sense: to support or confirm (evidence etc already given)
She corroborated her sister's story.
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 Afrikaans: bevestig |
 Arabic: يُؤيِّد، يُثَبِّت،يُعَزِّ |
 Bulgarian: потвърждавам |
 Brazilian: confirmar |
 Czech: potvrdit, dosvědčit |
 German: bestätigen |
 Danish: bekræfte; bestyrke |
 Greek: επιβεβαιώνω |
 Spanish: corroborar |
 Estonian: kinnitama |
 Farsi: تایید کردن |
 Finnish: vahvistaa |
 French: confirmer |
 Hebrew: לְאַשֵׁשׁ |
 Hindi: पुष्ट करना |
 Croatian: poduprijeti, potvrditi |
 Hungarian: megerősít |
 Indonesian: memperkuat |
 Icelandic: styrkja, staðfesta |
 Italian: confermare |
 Japanese: 確認する |
 Korean: 확증하다 |
 Lithuanian: patvirtinti |
 Latvian: apstiprināt |
 Malay: menyokong |
 Dutch: bevestigen |
 Norwegian: støtte, styrke, befeste, |
 Polish: potwierdzać |
 Persian: تایید کردن |
 Pashto: كره كول، ټينګول، تائيدول |
 Portuguese: confirmar |
 Romanian: a confirma |
 Russian: подтверждать |
 Slovak: potvrdiť |
 Slovenian: potrditi |
 Serbian: potvrditi |
 Swedish: bestyrka, bekräfta |
 Thai: ยืนยัน |
 Turkish: desteklemek, doğrulamak |
 Taiwanese: 佐證 |
 Ukrainian: підтримувати; підтверджув |
 Urdu: تصديق كرنا، توثيق كرنا |
 Vietnamese: chứng thực |
 Chinese: 确证 |
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