corroborate

//kəˈrɒbəreɪt//
C1Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

corroborateInfinitive
corroboratePresent tense
corroboratedPast tense
corroboratedPast participle
corroboratingPresent participle
corroboratesThird-person singular
1

To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding with additional evidence or testimony.

The witness's testimony corroborated the victim's account of the incident.

2

To strengthen or make more certain by providing proof or validation.

The new evidence corroborated the witness's testimony.

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