/
kəˈrɒbəreɪt/
v.
confirm or give support to (a statement or theory).
Derivative
- corroboration n.
- corroborative adj.
- corroborator n.
- corroboratory adj.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as corroboration in the sense ‘strengthening’): from L. corroborat-, corroborare, from cor- ‘together’ + roborare, from robur ‘strength’.