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corroborating

corroborating is the present participle and gerund of corroborate.

Meaning of corroborate

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.
    • The concurrence of all […]corroborates the same truth.1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To make strong; to strengthen.
    • As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC

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Adjective

corroborating

  1. supporting
    • corroborating evidence

Questions about corroborating

What does corroborating mean?
Corroborating means supporting.
What is corroborating the present participle and gerund of?
Corroborating is the present participle and gerund of corroborate.
What part of speech is corroborating?
Corroborating is an adjective.

Words near corroborating in the dictionary

  1. corroborants
  2. corroborate
  3. corroborated
  4. corroborates
  5. corroborateth
  6. corroborating
  7. corroboration
  8. corroborational
  9. corroborations
  10. corroborative
  11. corroboratively

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