corroborate
verb
[ kəˈrɒbəreɪt ]
• confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
• "the witness had corroborated the boy's account of the attack"
Similar:
confirm,
verify,
endorse,
ratify,
authenticate,
validate,
certify,
support,
back up,
back,
uphold,
stand by,
bear out,
bear witness to,
attest to,
testify to,
vouch for,
give credence to,
substantiate,
sustain,
bolster,
reinforce,
lend weight to,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘make physically stronger’): from Latin corroborat- ‘strengthened’, from the verb corroborare, from cor- ‘together’ + roborare, from robur ‘strength’.
