corroborate
verb/kəˈrɒbəreɪt/
/kəˈrɑːbəreɪt/
[transitive, intransitive, often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they corroborate | /kəˈrɒbəreɪt/ /kəˈrɑːbəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it corroborates | /kəˈrɒbəreɪts/ /kəˈrɑːbəreɪts/ |
| past simple corroborated | /kəˈrɒbəreɪtɪd/ /kəˈrɑːbəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle corroborated | /kəˈrɒbəreɪtɪd/ /kəˈrɑːbəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form corroborating | /kəˈrɒbəreɪtɪŋ/ /kəˈrɑːbəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- corroborate (something) to provide evidence or information that supports a statement, theory, etc. synonym confirm
- The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses.
- corroborating evidence
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCorroborate is used with these nouns as the object:- finding
- report
- testimony
- …
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