corroborate
kuh-RAW-buh-rayt · verb
To confirm or support a statement with additional evidence.
Memory connection
Picture “co-robber ate”
Two receipts and a location ping show where the co-robber ate at noon. Independent clues confirm the same account.
The sound cue helps you reach the scene; the action in the scene carries you from the scene to the definition.
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Meaning in context
Security footage corroborated the witness’s description of the vehicle.
Researchers sought a second dataset to corroborate the initial finding.
Evidence corroborates a claim, account, or testimony by adding confirmation. A person can also corroborate what someone else has said.
Common patterns
- corroborate a claim
- corroborating evidence
- independently corroborated
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