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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (k?r-r?b"?-r?t), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Corroborated} (-r?'t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroborating} (-r?'t?ng). ] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to corroborate; cor- + roborare to strengthen, robur strength. See {Robust}.]
1. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen. [Obs.]
As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby. --I. Watts.
2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth. --I. Taylor.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (-r?t), adjective Corroborated. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
corroborate
verb
1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {sustain}, {substantiate}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {negate}]
2: give evidence for [syn: {validate}]
3: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: {underpin}, {bear out}, {support}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "corroborate": affirm, attest, authenticate, back, back up, bear out, bolster, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, document, fortify, justify, probate, prove, ratify, reinforce, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, undergird, uphold, validate, verify, warrant
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