Definitions

corroborate

[kuh-rob-uh-reyt, kuh-rob-er-it] / kəˈrɒb əˌreɪt, kəˈrɒb ər ɪt /

VERB

back up information, story

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authenticate confirm justify substantiate validate verify

STRONG

approve certify document endorse establish okay prove ratify strengthen support sustain

WEAK

bear out check on check out check up declare true double-check give nod rubber-stamp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disprove invalidate veto

STRONG

contradict deny disagree disapprove discredit oppose refuse reject

WEAK

disallow disclaim refute

Example Sentences

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"Corroborate what?" he asked, with a slight appearance of evasion in his manner.

From Danger Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

And scan him: the features inspect Of that bestial multiform: cry, Corroborate I, O Samian Sage!

From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George

Corroborate, kor-ob′o-rāt, v.t. to confirm: to make more certain.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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