21 July 2016
corroborate
[verb kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adjective kuh-rob-er-it]
verb (used with object), corroborated, corroborating.
1. to make more certain; confirm:
He corroborated my account of the accident.
adjective
2. Archaic. confirmed.
Origin of corroborate
Latin
1520-1530; < Latin corrōborātus past participle of corrōborāre to strengthen, equivalent to cor- cor- + rōbor (āre) to make strong (derivative of rōbor, rōbur oak (hence, strength); see robust ) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
corroborative [kuh-rob-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv], corroboratory, adjective
corroboratively, corroboratorily, adverb
corroborator, noun
noncorroborating, adjective
noncorroborative, adjective
Can be confused
collaborate, corroborate.
Synonyms
1. verify, authenticate, support, validate.
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Examples from the Web for corroborate
Contemporary Examples
Daisey appears to have intentionally misled the producers and to have lied about his ability to corroborate his story.
The Conning of ‘This American Life’ Leads to an Embarrassing Retraction
Philip Bump
March 16, 2012
Initial interviews with people in the hotel seem to corroborate her story.
No Apologies Over DSK
Peter Beinart
July 4, 2011
Of course, the only reason we retell the story is precisely the data did corroborate Einstein’s theory.
How Do We Know a Theory is Correct?
David Frum
April 17, 2013
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Today’s quote
They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.
– Ernest Hemingway
On this day
21 July 1542 – Pope Paul III establishes the Inquisition (the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition) to ‘defend the faith’ against reformists, protestants and heretics.
21 July 1899 – birth of Ernest Hemingway, American author. He wrote books including ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls‘ and ‘Old Man and the Sea‘. Died 2 July 1961.
21 July 1970 – Aswan Dam opens in Egypt.
21 July 1973 – USSR launches Mars-4 space probe to photograph Mars.
21 July 1990 – Roger Waters performs a charity concert of the Pink Floyd concept album, ‘The Wall’, on the site where part of the Berlin Wall had stood. Approximately, 450,000 people attended. The stage was 170m long and 25m high. The concert included special guest performances by a large number of high profile artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor, Cyndi Lauper, Joni Mitchell, Bryan Adams and a number of others.