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corroborate

Verb

IPA /kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt/

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Meaning in plain English

To provide additional evidence or information that supports a statement, account or claim and makes it more believable.

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corroborate/kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt/

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One person describes an event
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The extra evidence corroborates the first account.

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The delivery photo helped corroborate my neighbour's account of what happened.
We need another reliable source to corroborate these findings.

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The delivery photo helped ________ my neighbour's account of what happened.

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corroborate — To provide additional evidence or information that supports a statement, account or claim and makes it more believable.

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To provide additional evidence or information that supports a statement, account or claim and makes it more believable.

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Word origin

From Latin corroborare, meaning to strengthen, related to robur, meaning strength or oak.

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Corroboration is the noun; corroborative evidence supports a statement or claim.

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