corroborative

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adjective

cor·​rob·​o·​ra·​tive kə-ˈrä-bə-ˌrā-tiv 

-ˈrä-b(ə-)rə-

: serving or tending to corroborate : confirmatory

corroborative details

corroboratively adverb

corroborative

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noun

cor·​rob·​o·​ra·​tive kə-ˈrä-bə-ˌrā-tiv 

-ˈrä-b(ə-)rə-

plural -s

archaic

: corroborant

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle French corroboratif, from corroborer to strengthen (from Latin corroborare) + -atif -ative

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Rhymes for corroborative

• determinative
• forgive
• ogive
• outlive
• relive
• germinative
• transformative
• give
• sieve
• resistive