Corroborate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

give evidence for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈʊlɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kəɹˈɒbəɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəɹˈɒbəɹˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /kjˈʊlɪt/.

Examples

his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant
The stories and claims were born out by the evidence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sustain bear out substantiate underpin support affirm validate confirm

Antonyms

negate

Parts of Speech

verb	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts “his story confirmed my doubts”
verb	give evidence for
verb	support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm “The stories and claims were born out by the evidence”

Word Forms

confirmative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
confirmatory	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
confirmation	noun	information that confirms or verifies
corroborative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
corroboratory	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
corroboration	noun	confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
sustainable	adjective	capable of being sustained
substantiative	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
substantiation	noun	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
support	noun	documentary validation
affirmable	adjective	capable of being affirmed or asserted
affirmation	noun	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
validatory	adjective	serving to support or corroborate
validation	noun	the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bestätigen

durch neue Beweise oder Tatsachen begründen oder stärken

🇫🇷French

corroborer

établir ou renforcer comme avec de nouvelles preuves ou faits

🇪🇸Spanish

corroborar

establecer o fortalecer como con nueva evidencia o hechos

🇮🇹Italian

corroborare

stabilire o rafforzare come con nuove prove o fatti

🇳🇱Dutch

bevestigen

bevestigen of versterken zoals met nieuw bewijsmateriaal of feiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

corroborar

estabelecer ou fortalecer como com novas evidências ou fatos

🇷🇺Russian

подтверждать

установить или укрепить, как с помощью новых доказательств или фактов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंडित कतना

नए साक्ष्य या तथ्यों के साथ स्थापित या मजबूत करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সমর্থন করা

নতুন প্রমাণ বা তথ্যের সাথে প্রতিষ্ঠিত বা শক্তিশালী করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதிப்படுத்துகின்றன

புதிய சான்றுகள் அல்லது உண்மைகளுடன் நிறுவுதல் அல்லது வலுப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధృవీకరించు

కొత్త సాక్ష్యం లేదా వాస్తవాల వలె స్థాపించండి లేదా బలోపేతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुष्टी करणे

नवीन पुरावे किंवा तथ्यांप्रमाणे स्थापित किंवा मजबूत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમર્થન

નવા પુરાવા અથવા તથ્યો સાથે સ્થાપિત અથવા મજબૂત

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಹೊಸ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ಯಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരീകരിക്കുക

പുതിയ തെളിവുകളോ വസ്തുതകളോ പോലെ സ്ഥാപിക്കുകയോ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ

ਨਵੇਂ ਸਬੂਤ ਜਾਂ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصدیق کرنا

نئے شواہد یا حقائق کے ساتھ قائم یا مضبوط کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

证实

用新的证据或事实来建立或加强

🇯🇵Japanese

裏付ける

新しい証拠や事実のように確立または強化する

🇰🇷Korean

확증하다

새로운 증거나 사실을 확립하거나 강화하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chứng thực

thiết lập hoặc củng cố như với bằng chứng hoặc sự kiện mới

🇹🇭Thai

ยืนยัน

สร้างหรือเสริมสร้างเช่นเดียวกับหลักฐานหรือข้อเท็จจริงใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menguatkan

menetapkan atau memperkuat bukti atau fakta baru

🇵🇭Filipino

patunayan

itatag o palakasin tulad ng mga bagong ebidensya o katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

menyokong

menubuhkan atau menguatkan seperti dengan bukti atau fakta baharu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأكيد

إنشاء أو تعزيز كما هو الحال مع الأدلة أو الحقائق الجديدة

🇮🇷Persian

تایید کند

با شواهد یا حقایق جدید ایجاد یا تقویت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

doğrulamak

yeni kanıt veya gerçeklerle oluşturmak veya güçlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַמֵת

לבסס או לחזק כמו ראיות או עובדות חדשות

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