corroborate
verb
cor·rob·o·rate
kə-ˈrä-bə-ˌrāt 
corroborated; corroborating
: to support or help prove with evidence or authority : make more certain
Did the witnesses corroborate the story?
The documents … corroborate this sequence of events.—
Jennifer Bjorhus
Jennifer BjorhusExamples of corroborate in a Sentence
Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies.
—Harriet Hall, Skeptic, 2007
Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony …
—David Fisher, Hard Evidence, 1995
… the great Dr. Woodruff … corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved …
—James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946,
in Selected Letters Of James Thurber, (1980) 1981
the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony
my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people
Harriet Hall, Skeptic, 2007
Evidence like this is rarely conclusive, but it can help police corroborate testimony …
—David Fisher, Hard Evidence, 1995
… the great Dr. Woodruff … corroborated my doctor's belief that my two infections had been resolved …
—James Thurber 7 Mar. 1946,
in Selected Letters Of James Thurber, (1980) 1981
the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony
my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement The Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health utilized satellite images to corroborate the scene, as well as a previously unreported potential mass killing at an RSF detention site at the former Children’s Hospital.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
That has not been corroborated or is a guarantee, but Jones' words on making a deal echo what the NFL insider has also stated in his post.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Those accounts have been corroborated by mounting evidence that includes videos and photos from the ground, survivor testimonies and satellite images.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The information was corroborated by House of Heat, whose speculative mock-ups appear in the image above.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for corroborate
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
That has not been corroborated or is a guarantee, but Jones' words on making a deal echo what the NFL insider has also stated in his post.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Those accounts have been corroborated by mounting evidence that includes videos and photos from the ground, survivor testimonies and satellite images.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The information was corroborated by House of Heat, whose speculative mock-ups appear in the image above.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for corroborate
Cite this Entry
“Corroborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corroborate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
corroborate
verb
cor·rob·o·rate
kə-ˈräb-ə-ˌrāt
corroborated; corroborating
: to support with evidence or authority
corroborated my brother's story
Legal Definition
corroborate
transitive verb
cor·rob·o·rate
kə-ˈrä-bə-ˌrāt
corroborated; corroborating
: to support with evidence or authority : strengthen or make more certain
Etymology
Latin corroboratus, past participle of corroborare to strengthen, from com-, prefix marking completion + robur strength, literally, oak tree
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share