different between corroborate vs roborant

English

Etymology

From Latin corr?bor?tus (“strengthened”), perfect passive participle of corr?bor? (“I support, corroborate”), from com- (“together”) + r?bor? (“I strengthen”), from r?bur (“strength”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k????b??e??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k????b??e??t/

Verb

corroborate (third-person singular simple present corroborates, present participle corroborating, simple past and past participle corroborated)

1. (transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
   • I. Taylor

     The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.

2. (transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.
   • I. Watts

     As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.

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Further reading

• corroborate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• corroborate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• corroborate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Verb

corroborate

1. second-person plural present indicative of corroborare
2. second-person plural imperative of corroborare
3. feminine plural of corroborato

Latin

Verb

corr?bor?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of corr?bor?

English

Etymology

Latin r?bor?ns, present participle of r?bor? (“I strengthen”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???b???nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????b???nt/

Adjective

roborant (comparative more roborant, superlative most roborant)

1. That strengthens or energizes.

Noun

roborant (plural roborants)

1. A restorative tonic.

Related terms

• corroborate
• robust

Latin

Verb

r?borant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of r?bor?