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Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (k?r-r?b"?-r?t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Corroborated} (-r?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroborating}
(-r?`t?ng). ] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to
corroborate; cor- roborare to strengthen, robur strength.
See {Robust}.]
1. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to
strengthen. [Obs.]
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As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger,
the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.
--I. Watts.
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2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
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The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.
--I. Taylor.
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Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (-r?t), a.
Corroborated. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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