corroboration

noun

cor·​rob·​o·​ra·​tion kə-ˌrä-bə-ˈrā-shən 

plural -s

1

: the act of corroborating : a strengthening or confirming

sought corroboration for his views

2

: something that corroborates

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French corroboration, from Late Latin corroboration-, corroboratio, from Latin corroboratus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for corroboration

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration