Corroboration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈʊlɪsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/kəɹˌɒbəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəɹˌɒbəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kjˈʊlɪsᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

documentation certification

Word Forms

document	verb	support or supply with references
certify	verb	provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
corroborate	verb	support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bestätigung

Bestätigung, dass eine Tatsache oder Aussage wahr ist, durch die Verwendung dokumentarischer Beweise

🇪🇸Spanish

corroboración

Confirmación de que algún hecho o afirmación es cierta mediante el uso de evidencia documental.

🇮🇹Italian

conferma

conferma della veridicità di un fatto o di un'affermazione attraverso l'uso di prove documentali

🇳🇱Dutch

bevestiging

bevestiging dat een feit of bewering waar is door het gebruik van bewijsstukken

🇵🇹Portuguese

corroboração

confirmação de que algum fato ou afirmação é verdadeiro através do uso de provas documentais

🇷🇺Russian

подтверждение

подтверждение того, что некоторый факт или утверждение правдивы, посредством использования документальных доказательств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंडन

दस्तावेजी साक्ष्य के उपयोग के माध्यम से पुष्टि करना कि कोई तथ्य या कथन सत्य है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদন

ডকুমেন্টারি প্রমাণ ব্যবহারের মাধ্যমে নিশ্চিতকরণ যে কিছু সত্য বা বিবৃতি সত্য

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதிப்படுத்தல்

ஆவண ஆதாரங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் சில உண்மை அல்லது அறிக்கை உண்மை என்பதை உறுதிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధృవీకరణ

డాక్యుమెంటరీ సాక్ష్యాలను ఉపయోగించడం ద్వారా కొంత వాస్తవం లేదా ప్రకటన నిజమని నిర్ధారణ

🇮🇳Marathi

पुष्टीकरण

कागदोपत्री पुराव्याच्या वापराद्वारे काही तथ्य किंवा विधान सत्य असल्याची पुष्टी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમર્થન

દસ્તાવેજી પુરાવાના ઉપયોગ દ્વારા પુષ્ટિ કે અમુક હકીકત અથવા નિવેદન સાચું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢೀಕರಣ

ಡಾಕ್ಯುಮೆಂಟರಿ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳ ಬಳಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಕೆಲವು ಸತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ನಿಜವೆಂದು ದೃಢೀಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരീകരണം

ഡോക്യുമെൻ്ററി തെളിവുകളുടെ ഉപയോഗത്തിലൂടെ ചില വസ്തുതകളോ പ്രസ്താവനകളോ ശരിയാണെന്ന സ്ഥിരീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ

ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ੀ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਤੱਥ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਆਨ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصدیق

دستاویزی ثبوت کے استعمال سے اس بات کی تصدیق کہ کچھ حقیقت یا بیان درست ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

佐证

通过使用文件证据确认某些事实或陈述是真实的

🇯🇵Japanese

裏付け

文書証拠を使用して、ある事実または声明が真実であることを確認すること

🇰🇷Korean

보강 증거

문서 증거를 사용하여 어떤 사실이나 진술이 사실인지 확인하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chứng thực

xác nhận rằng một số sự kiện hoặc tuyên bố là đúng thông qua việc sử dụng bằng chứng tài liệu

🇹🇭Thai

การยืนยัน

ยืนยันว่าข้อเท็จจริงหรือข้อความบางประการเป็นจริงโดยการใช้เอกสารหลักฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembenaran

konfirmasi bahwa suatu fakta atau pernyataan adalah benar melalui penggunaan bukti dokumenter

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatibay

kumpirmasyon na ang ilang katotohanan o pahayag ay totoo sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng dokumentaryong ebidensya

🇲🇾Malay

pengesahan

pengesahan bahawa beberapa fakta atau kenyataan adalah benar melalui penggunaan bukti dokumentari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التأييد

التأكيد على صحة بعض الحقائق أو البيانات من خلال استخدام الأدلة الوثائقية

🇮🇷Persian

تایید

تأیید صحت برخی از واقعیت ها یا گفته ها از طریق استفاده از شواهد مستند

🇹🇷Turkish

doğrulama

belgesel kanıtların kullanılması yoluyla bazı gerçeklerin veya ifadelerin doğru olduğunun teyit edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אישור

אישור שעובדה או אמירה כלשהי נכונות באמצעות שימוש בראיות תיעודיות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'corroboration'?

The primary meaning of 'corroboration' is 'confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence'.

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Using 'corroboration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'corroboration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'corroboration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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