corroborate

 
Pronunciation: /kəˈrɒbəreɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding): the witness had corroborated the boy’s account of the attack

Derivatives

corroborative

Pronunciation: /-rətɪv/
adjective

corroborator

noun

corroboratory

Pronunciation: /-rət(ə)ri/
adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'make physically stronger'): from Latin corroborat- 'strengthened', from the verb corroborare, from cor- 'together' + roborare, from robur 'strength'

Spelling help

Spell corroborate with a double r and then -obor-.