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Webster 1913 Edition
Corroborate
Cor-rob′o-rate
(k?r-r?b′?-r?t)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Corroborated
(-r?ˊt?d)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Corroborating
(-r?ˊt?ng)
. ] [L.
corroboratus
, p. p. of corroborare
to corroborate; cor-
+ roborare
to strengthen, robur
strength. See Robust
.] 1.
To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen.
[Obs.]
As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are
corroborated
thereby. I. Watts.
2.
To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
The concurrence of all
corroborates
the same truth. I. Taylor.
Cor-rob′o-rate
(-r?t)
, Adj.
Corroborated.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Corroborate
CORROBORATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To strengthen; to make strong, or to give additional strength to; as, to corroborate the nerves; to corroborate the judgment, authority or habits.2.
To confirm; to make more certain. The news was doubtful, but is corroborated by recent advices.