Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corroborative

/kɚˈɑbɚətˌɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: cor-rob-o-ra-tive
IPA: /kɚˈɑbɚətˌɪv/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to corroborate

noun

a medical tonic; a corroborant

Dated

Example Sentences

"Carrie Junkin, who lived with Appleby from the summer of 1977 through April 1978, and who was involved in numerous trips to New York to pick up leather men, is not under indictment for his participation in any of these activities. Nor was he even called as a corroborative witness by the state."

Etymology

Etymology tree English corroborate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English corroborative From corroborate + -ive.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more corroborative (comparative) most corroborative (superlative) corroboratives (plural)

Derived Forms

corroboratively noncorroborative uncorroborative

Synonyms

collateral confirmative confirming confirmatory corroboratory substantiating substantiative validating validatory verificatory verifying

Questions

How do you pronounce corroborative?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɚˈɑbɚətˌɪv/.
What does corroborative mean?: Serving to corroborate
Where does corroborative come from?: Etymology tree English corroborate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English corroborative From corroborate + -ive.

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