Meaning

2 senses

  1. (obsolete)Corroborated.

  2. (obsolete)Vigorous, grown strong.

Examples

17 sentences

  1. Tom and Mary corroborate each other.

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  2. Tom's alibi has been corroborated.

    deToms Alibi ist bekräftigt worden.

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  3. No one could corroborate Tom's alibi.

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  4. Tom corroborated Mary's story.

    deTom bestätigte Marias Geschichte.

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  5. Sami's story wasn't corroborated by the witnesses.

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Origin

First attested in the 1530s; borrowed from Latin corrōborātus (“strengthened”), perfect pa

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.

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Forms

more corroborate, most corroborate
Comparativemore corroborate Lesson
Superlativemost corroborate Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
correspondenceB2correspondentB2corridorB2corrodecorrosioncorrosive
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