CORROBORATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CORROBORATE?

Need another word that means the same as “corroborate”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “corroborate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Corroborate” are: validate, affirm, confirm, substantiate, support, sustain, bear out, underpin, verify, endorse, ratify, authenticate, certify

Corroborate as a Verb

Definitions of "Corroborate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “corroborate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.
• Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding.
• Give evidence for.
• Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.

Synonyms of "Corroborate" as a verb (13 Words)

affirm	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. He affirmed the country s commitment to peace.
authenticate	Prove or show (something) to be true, genuine, or valid. They were invited to authenticate artefacts from the Italian Renaissance.
bear out	Have on one’s person.
certify	Officially declare insane. The Law Society will certify that the sum charged is fair and reasonable.
confirm	Administer the rite of confirmation to. He confirmed that the general was in the hands of the rebels.
endorse	Sign (a cheque or bill of exchange) on the back to make it payable to someone other than the stated payee or to accept responsibility for paying it. The speed and accuracy achieved will be endorsed on the certificate.
ratify	Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. Both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year.
substantiate	Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist.
support	Be the physical support of carry the weight of. He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam.
sustain	Uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of. He sustained the role of Creon with burly resilience.
underpin	Support from beneath. The theme of honour underpinning the two books.
validate	Declare or make legally valid. Without Patti to validate my feelings they seemed not to exist.
verify	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. Verify a claim.

Usage Examples of "Corroborate" as a verb

• The witness had corroborated the boy's account of the attack.

Associations of "Corroborate" (30 Words)

advocate	A lawyer who pleads cases in court. He was an untiring advocate of economic reform.
affirm	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. There are five common ways parents fail to affirm their children.
assert	Postulate positively and assertively. It was time to assert himself.
assist	Act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function. The budget must have an assist from tax policies.
attest	Provide or serve as clear evidence of. His numerous drawings of babies attest to his fascination with them.
aver	Allege as a fact in support of a plea. He averred that he was innocent of the allegations.
certification	An official document attesting to a status or level of achievement. A fundamental requirement for organic certification.
certify	Guarantee as meeting a certain standard. The Law Society will certify that the sum charged is fair and reasonable.
checklist	A list of items required, things to be done, or points to be considered, used as a reminder.
claim	Ask for legally or make a legal claim to as of debts for example. The attacks claimed the lives of five people.
confirm	Administer the rite of confirmation to. If these fears are confirmed the outlook for the economy will be dire.
corrigible	Capable of being corrected, rectified, or reformed. A corrigible prisoner.
corroboration	Evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation. There is no independent corroboration for this.
corroborative	Serving to support or corroborate.
documentation	The process of classifying and annotating texts, photographs, etc. His documentation of the results was excellent.
dogmatic	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative. She was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed.
favour	An act of gracious kindness. Training is looked upon with favour by many employers.
invalidate	Take away the legal force of or render ineffective. A technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination.
justify	Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning. Justify the margins.
proponent	A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. A strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies.
prove	Prove formally demonstrate by a mathematical formal proof. She displayed an ingenuousness which sprung from a yearning need to prove herself.
rationalize	Think rationally; employ logic or reason. We rationalized the factory s production and raised profits.
reassert	Assert again. He moved quickly to reassert his control.
redeemable	(of a stock, bond, etc.) able to be repaid at the maturity date. Redeemable stocks and bonds.
sponsor	Assume sponsorship of. The USA sponsored negotiations between the two sides.
substantiate	Solidify, firm, or strengthen. They had found nothing to substantiate the allegations.
support	Give moral or psychological support aid or courage to. She s been through a bad time and needs our support.
underpin	Support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for weaker materials. The theme of honour underpinning the two books.
validate	Check or prove the validity or accuracy of. Without Patti to validate my feelings they seemed not to exist.
verify	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. Verify a claim.