Definition
Confirmed or supported something with additional evidence or testimony.
Etymology
From Latin 'corroborare' meaning 'to strengthen,' from 'cor-' (thoroughly) and 'roborare' (to strengthen), related to 'robur' (oak wood, strength). The word means to make something extra strong through confirmation.
Kelly Says
Corroborate contains the same root as 'robust' and 'robust'—the Romans saw oak wood as the symbol of ultimate strength. When you corroborate evidence, you're making a story 'oak-strong' by reinforcing it with more evidence, adding strength upon strength.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምክንያት ተደረገ
mik-ni-yat ted-er-ge
BNবাংলা
প্রমাণিত
pro-ma-ni-t
CACatalà
corroborat
ko-ro-bo-rat
CSČeština
potvrzeno
pot-vr-ze-noh
DADansk
bekræftet
be-krae-ftet
DEDeutsch
bestätigt
be-shta-e-ti-gt
ELΕλληνικά
βεβαιώθηκε
ve-va-io-thi-ke
ESEspañol
corroborado
kor-ro-bo-ra-doh
FAفارسی
تأیید شد
ta-yeed shod
FISuomi
vahvistettu
vah-vis-tet-tu
FRFrançais
corroboré
ko-ro-bo-re
HUMagyar
megerősítve
me-ger-os-si-tve
IDBahasa Indonesia
dikonfirmasi
di-kon-fi-rm-i
ITItaliano
confermato
kon-fer-ma-toh
JA日本語
裏付けられた
uri-tzu-ke-ra-re-ta
KMKM
បានកត់ត្រា
ba-an-kat-tra
KO한국어
확인되었습니다
h-wak-in-de-bun-da
MSBahasa Melayu
disahkan
di-sa-khan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ထောင်စု
pyi-tha-ung-su
NLNederlands
bevestigd
be-ves-ti-gd
NONorsk
bekreftet
be-kref-tet
PAPA
ਸਬstantiate
sa-b-stan-ti-ate
PLPolski
potwierdzono
pot-wierd-zo-noh
PTPortuguês
corroborado
ko-ro-bo-ra-doh
RORomână
confirmat
kon-fir-mat
RUРусский
подтвержден
pod-tverzh-den
SVSvenska
bekräftat
be-kraf-ta-t
SWKiswahili
imelewa
i-me-le-wa
TAதமிழ்
உறுதி செய்யப்பட்டது
u-ru-thi-cey-ya-padu
TEతెలుగు
తెలతెలియించబడింది
te-le-te-li-ya-n-ch-ba-di-ndi
THไทย
ได้รับการยืนยัน
ri-ap-kar-ya-in-yan
TLTL
nakumpirma
na-kum-pir-ma
TRTürkçe
doğrulandı
doh-rul-an-di
UKУкраїнська
підтверджено
pid-tver-djen-oh
VITiếng Việt
đã được xác nhận
da-o-d-uc-xac-nhan
ZUZU
isivumelwano
si-si-vu-me-lwa-no