corroborate

Verb

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
give evidence for
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
To make strong; to strengthen.

Adj

Corroborated.
Vigorous, grown strong.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

affirm, bear out, confirm, substantiate, support, sustain, underpin, validate

Antonyms

negate

Scrabble Score: 15

corroborate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
corroborate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
corroborate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

corroborate: valid Words With Friends Word