SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
corroborate
verb
To strengthen a statement or finding with additional supporting evidence.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
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Usage distinction
Return to topCorroboration adds support; it need not settle every aspect of a claim conclusively.
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See corroborate in use
A second set of measurements helped corroborate the initial result.
A campus journalist was investigating why a delivery missed the student book fair. Her firsthand account came from watching the driver wait at a locked entrance, rather than hearing the story from another reporter. A time-stamped message could corroborate her observation that the driver had requested access.
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