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corroborative

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /kəˈrɑːbəˌreɪtɪv/ UK /kəˈrɒbərətɪv/
Freq #91784

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Synonyms
1 adj · serving to support,... confirmatorysupportingsubstantiating
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Opposites
contradictorydisconfirmingrefuting
Word family
Derived forms corroboratively

Etymology

From Middle French corroboratif, from corroborer, "to strengthen," and ultimately Latin corroborare. The Latin verb combines com-, an intensifier, with robur, "strength" or "oak." Corroborative evidence therefore strengthens a claim already partly established.

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