Corroboratory
41corroborate — [kə rɒbəreɪt] verb confirm or give support to (a statement or theory). Derivatives corroboration noun corroborative adjective corroborator noun corroboratory adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as corroboration in the …
42collateral — a. 1. Indirect, subordinate, not directly to the point. 2. Corroboratory, confirmatory, concurrent …
43valid — adj 1. sound, solid, well grounded, well founded, reasonable, logical; factual, accurate, correct, truthful, veracious, Obs. veritable; warrantable, certifiable, authorizable; justifiable, vindicable, excusable, explainable, explicable,… …
44corroborate — verb (t) /kəˈrɒbəreɪt / (say kuh robuhrayt) (corroborated, corroborating) 1. to make more certain; confirm. –adjective /kəˈrɒbərət/ (say kuh robuhruht) 2. Obsolete corroborated. {Latin corrōborātus, past participle, strengthened} –corroborative… …
45corroboration — /kərɒbəˈreɪʃən/ (say kuhrobuh rayshuhn) noun 1. the act of corroborating. 2. a corroboratory fact, statement, etc. 3. Law additional evidence from another source, deemed necessary to support the evidence of certain categories of witnesses… …
46corroborate — v.t. confirm. ♦ corroboration, n. ♦ corroborative, a.; n. corroborant. ♦ corroboratory, a …
47corroborative — [kə räb′ər ə tôr΄ēkə räb′ə rāt΄iv, kə räb′ər ə tiv΄] adj. corroborating or tending to corroborate; confirmatory: also corroboratory [kə räb′ər ə tôr΄ē] …
48bear out — verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm (Freq. 3) The stories and claims were born out by the evidence • Syn: ↑corroborate, ↑underpin, ↑support • Derivationally related forms: ↑support ( …
49corroborate — v.tr. confirm or give support to (a statement or belief, or the person holding it), esp. in relation to witnesses in a law court. Derivatives: corroboration n. corroborative adj. corroborator n. corroboratory adj. Etymology: L corroborare… …
