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corroborate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kəˈrɒbərət/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- kə-rŏb′ə-rāt″
Etymology
First attested in the 1530s; borrowed from Latin corrōborātus (“strengthened”), perfect passive participle of corrōborō (“to support, corroborate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + rōborō (“to strengthen”), from rōbur, rōboris (“strength”). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, otherwise archaic.
Meanings
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(as a participle, obsolete) Corroborated.
There is no Truſting to the Force of Nature, nor to the Brauery of Words; except it be Corroborate by Cuſtome.
1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Custome and Education”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 131:
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(as a participial adjective, obsolete) Vigorous, grown strong.
But how unjust this traducement is (if you will reduce things from popularity of opinion to measure of reason) may appear in that we see men are more curious what they put into a new vessel than into a vessel seasoned, and what mould they lay about a young plant than about a plant corroborate; […]
a. 1627 (date written), Francis Bacon, “Of the Advancement of Learning”, in James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, and Douglas Denon Heath, editors, The Works of Francis Bacon, […], volume III, London: Longman and Co.; […], published 1857, →OCLC, page 276:
Forms
wikipedia: Early Modern English
corroborate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /kəˈrɒbərətɪv/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /kəˈrɒb ər ɪt/ (US)
- /kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/ (UK)
- /kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- kə-rŏb′ə-rāt″
Etymology
First attested in the 1530s; borrowed from Latin corrōborātus (“strengthened”), perfect passive participle of corrōborō (“to support, corroborate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + rōborō (“to strengthen”), from rōbur, rōboris (“strength”). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, otherwise archaic.
Meanings
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(transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
The concurrence of all […]corroborates the same truth.
1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:First, the fireman may be killed. Second, he may not notice the signal at all. Third, in any case he will loyally corroborate his driver and the good old jury will discount that.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
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(transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.
As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.
1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:
Forms
Deriveds
corroborable · corroborator · corroborative
Translations (56)
ru подкреплять (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · sl podpreti (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · uk підкріпи́ти (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · hu megerősít (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · fi vahvistaa (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · be пацвярджа́ць (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · de untermauern (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · sv styrka (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · lt patvirtinti (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · de bekräftigen (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · eo konfirmi (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · pl potwierdzić (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · it corroborare (To make strong; to strengthen) · nb underbygge (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · uk підкрі́плювати (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · sv bestyrka (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · ro corobora (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · nb styrke (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · ru подтверди́ть (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · nb bekrefte (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · de bestätigen (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · bg подкрепям (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · gv co-niartaghey (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · fr corroborer (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · ga neartaigh le (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · is styrkja (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · pl potwierdzać (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · sv bekräfta (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · be пацве́рдзіць (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · uk підтве́рдити (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · la corrōborō (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · gv co-niartey (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · ro susține (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · mr परिपोष करणे (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · da bekræfte (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · bg потвърждавам (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · nn styrke (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · nn underbygge (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · ca corroborar (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · bg укрепвам (To make strong; to strengthen) · cmn 佐證 /佐证 (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · bg засилвам (To make strong; to strengthen) · es corroborar (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · pt corroborar (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · cy ategu (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · de stützen (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · ru подтвержда́ть (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · uk підтве́рджувати (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · pl umacniać (To make strong; to strengthen) · it corroborare (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · pl umocnić (To make strong; to strengthen) · ro adeveri (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · tr delille desteklemek (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · mr पुष्टी देणे (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · nl onderbouwen (To confirm or support with additional evidence) · nn bekrefte (To confirm or support with additional evidence)
wikipedia: Early Modern English