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cor·rob·o·rate
 corroborate
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- pronunciation:
- k
ra
b
reIt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
corroborates, corroborating, corroborated |
| definition: |
to support with evidence or testimony; certify the truth of.
The next witness corroborated the young man's story.- antonyms:
- contradict
- similar words:
- alibi, attest, back, confirm, document, establish, evidence, fortify, substantiate, support, sustain, verify
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| related words: |
authenticate, base, certificate, certify, control, demonstrate, endorse, justify, prove, validate, witness |
| derivations: |
corroborative (adj.), corroboratively (adv.), corroboration (n.), corroborator (n.) |
The word corroborate
contains the following part:
cor-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix cor-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with "r." See com-.
Example words:
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