Corroborate
Meaning: To confirm or support a statement, theory, or finding with additional evidence.
Examples
- Tree-ring records can corroborate historical accounts of drought by showing years of unusually narrow growth.
- The historian searched for a second source to corroborate the diary's claim that the meeting took place in March.
- The witness was able to corroborate the alibi.
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Memory tip
"Co-" (together) plus robur (strength, as in "robust"). Corroborating evidence adds strength to a claim.
Practice question
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
The detective needed independent evidence to ______ the witness's account before presenting it in court.
Answer: B) corroborate
Independent evidence is used to confirm the account.
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