Corroborate: meaning, example and synonyms

Corroboratev. To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.

Flashcard for Corroborate (verb): to confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding. Example: Satellite images corroborated the villagers' accounts, showing that the glacier had retreated nearly a kilometer since the 1980s. Synonyms: confirm, verify, substantiate, validate. Antonyms: refute, contradict, disprove, invalidate. Memory tip: co- ("together") + robor ("strength"): two sources together make a claim strong. Illustration: two people pointing at the same footprints in the snow, confirming the same trail.

Example

Satellite images corroborated the villagers' accounts, showing that the glacier had retreated nearly a kilometer since the 1980s.

Part of speech
verb
Synonyms
confirm, verify, substantiate, validate
Antonyms
refute, contradict, disprove, invalidate
Memory tip
co- ("together") + robor ("strength"): two sources together make a claim strong.

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Question 1

Investigators needed a second source to ______ the witness's account before they could include it in the final report.

Question 2

Tree-ring records from the valley ______ the archive's description of a decade-long drought, showing unusually narrow growth in exactly those years.

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