cor·rob·o·rate /kəˈrɑbəˌret/
(vt.)使堅固,確證
Cor·rob·o·rate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroborated p. pr. & vb. n. Corroborating ]
1. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen. [Obs.]
As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby. --I. Watts.
2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth. --I. Taylor.
Cor·rob·o·rate a. Corroborated. [Obs.]
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corroborate
v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his
story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the
defendant" [syn: confirm, sustain, substantiate, support,
affirm] [ant: negate]
2: give evidence for [syn: validate]
3: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or
confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the
evidence" [syn: underpin, bear out, support]