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corroborate

verb
verb
BrE BrE//kəˈrɒbəreɪt//
; NAmE NAmE//kəˈrɑːbəreɪt//
[transitive, intransitive, often passive] corroborate (something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they corroborate
BrE BrE//kəˈrɒbəreɪt//
; NAmE NAmE//kəˈrɑːbəreɪt//
 he / she / it corroborates
BrE BrE//kəˈrɒbəreɪts//
; NAmE NAmE//kəˈrɑːbəreɪts//
 past simple corroborated
BrE BrE//kəˈrɒbəreɪtɪd//
; NAmE NAmE//kəˈrɑːbəreɪtɪd//
 past participle corroborated
BrE BrE//kəˈrɒbəreɪtɪd//
; NAmE NAmE//kəˈrɑːbəreɪtɪd//
 -ing form corroborating
BrE BrE//kəˈrɒbəreɪtɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//kəˈrɑːbəreɪtɪŋ//
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to provide evidence or information that supports a statement, theory, etc. synonym confirm The evidence was corroborated by two independent witnesses. corroborating evidence Oxford Collocations DictionaryCorroborate is used with these nouns as the object: finding, report, testimony, … See full entry See related entries: Experiments and research
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