Past tense of corroborate
regular verb
The past tense of corroborate is corroborated. The past participle is also corroborated.
Forms of corroborate
| Base form (V1) | corroborate /kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | corroborated |
| Past participle (V3) | corroborated |
| Present participle | corroborating |
| Third person singular | corroborates |
Corroborated in a sentence
- In contrast, our molecular data show that Petrocosmea consists of five clades corroborated by morphological data as prementioned.2015 July 3, Zhi-Jing Qiu et al., “Origin and evolution of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae) inferred from both DNA sequence and novel findings…. From the entry prementioned
- This hypothesis is corroborated by such a vestigial P2.59 proline in the closely related follitropin receptor from M.2015 November 7, “Molecular Insights into the Transmembrane Domain of the Thyrotropin Receptor”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry follitropin
- This statement will, I believe. be corroborated by any unprejudiced Homer man that has had an actual experience with Hen pigeons.1913, Farm Journal - Volume 37, page 18. From the entry homer man
- S. du Toit possessed as owner and I accept his evidence on this point too, corroborated as it is by the circumstances and the probabilities.1957, South African Law Reports, volume I, Cape Town: Juta & Co., →OCLC, page 505. From the entry pro domino
- An analysis of the evidence as stated above shows that the testimony of Romandia is very strongly and quite convincingly corroborated by the defendant himself.1936, Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the territory of Arizona. From the entry Romandia
Meaning of corroborate
- verb To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
- verb To make strong; to strengthen.
- adjective Corroborated.
Questions about the past tense of corroborate
- What is the past tense of corroborate?
- The past tense of corroborate is corroborated.
- What is the past participle of corroborate?
- The past participle of corroborate is corroborated.
- Is corroborate a regular or irregular verb?
- Corroborate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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