corroborate meaning
EN
[kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t] [kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t] 
US - VerbSGcorroboratesPRcorroboratingPT, PPcorroboratedPREcor-SUF-ate
- (transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
- (transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.
- (transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- In contrast, our molecular data show that Petrocosmea consists of five clades corroborated by morphological data as prementioned.
- These results corroborate our expectation of a stronger effect of host-plant phylogenetic isolation on endophage diversity than on exophage diversity.
- Finally, he recalled that, in 1963, 11 blades “with more or less typical aurignacoid traits” were collected in layer D, and provides as corroborating illustrations nos. 9–10 of our Fig 4 .
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of corroborate in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "corroborate" is a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.