overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

corroborate.

To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/UK/kəˈrɒbərətɪv/UK/kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/US/kəˈrɒb ər ɪt/US
  1. To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.

    transitive
  2. To make strong; to strengthen.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/kəˈrɒbərət/UK
  1. Corroborated.

    obsolete
  2. Vigorous, grown strong.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

corroborate has 11 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

corroborate studiocorroborate workshello, corroborate

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.