corroborate
/kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The concurrence of all […]corroborates the same truth."
- "First, the fireman may be killed. Second, he may not notice the signal at all. Third, in any case he will loyally corroborate his driver and the good old jury will discount that."
- "As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby."
- "There is no Truſting to the Force of Nature, nor to the Brauery of Words; except it be Corroborate by Cuſtome."
- "But how unjust this traducement is (if you will reduce things from popularity of opinion to measure of reason) may appear in that we see men are more curious what they put into a new vessel than into a vessel seasoned, and what mould they lay about a young plant than about a plant corroborate; […]"
Etymology
First attested in the 1530s; borrowed from Latin corrōborātus (“strengthened”), perfect passive participle of corrōborō (“to support, corroborate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + rōborō (“to strengthen”), from rōbur, rōboris (“strength”). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, otherwise archaic.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₁rewdʰ-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/
- British English: /kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/
Usage
Inflected Forms
corroborates (present, singular)
corroborating (participle, present)
corroborated (participle, past)
corroborated (past)
more corroborate (comparative)
most corroborate (superlative)