Corroborate

Pronunciation: /kəˈrɑːbəˌreɪt/

Definitions of corroborate

verb to confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

Example Sentences

A1 I asked my friend to corroborate my story.

A2 The witness was able to corroborate the suspect's alibi.

B1 The data from the experiment corroborated the hypothesis.

B2 The expert testimony corroborated the defendant's innocence.

C1 Multiple sources corroborated the journalist's investigative report.

C2 The forensic evidence corroborated the detective's theory about the crime scene.

Examples of corroborate in a Sentence

formal The witness was able to corroborate the suspect's alibi.

informal I can corroborate that the party was a lot of fun.

slang I'll corroborate your story if you cover for me later.

figurative The data from the study corroborates the theory proposed by the scientist.

Grammatical Forms of corroborate

• past tense: corroborated
• plural: corroborates
• comparative: more corroborative
• superlative: most corroborative
• present tense: corroborate
• future tense: will corroborate
• perfect tense: has corroborated
• continuous tense: is corroborating
• singular: corroborate
• positive degree: corroborative
• infinitive: to corroborate
• gerund: corroborating
• participle: corroborated

Origin and Evolution of corroborate

First Known Use: 1520 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'corroborate' originated from the Latin word 'corroboratus', which is derived from the prefix 'com-' meaning 'together' and the verb 'roborare' meaning 'to strengthen'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in legal contexts to refer to the act of confirming or strengthening evidence, 'corroborate' has evolved to also mean providing support or making more certain in general contexts.