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English verb: corroborate | |||
| 1. | corroborate (cognition) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | ||
| Samples | His story confirmed my doubts. The evidence supports the defendant. | ||
| Synonyms | affirm, confirm, substantiate, support, sustain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | back, back up, demonstrate, document, establish, prove, shew, show, validate, verify, vouch | ||
| Antonyms | negate, contradict | ||
| 2. | corroborate (communication) give evidence for | ||
| Synonyms | validate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confirm, reassert | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circumstantiate | ||
| 3. | corroborate (stative) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | ||
| Samples | The stories and claims were born out by the evidence. | ||
| Synonyms | bear out, support, underpin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
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