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corroborate

 
Verb corroborate has 3 senses
  1. confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
    Derived form: noun corroboration1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. validate, corroborate - give evidence for
    --2 is one way to confirm, reassert
    Derived form: noun corroboration1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. corroborate, underpin, bear out, support - support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
    --3 is one way to match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
    Derived form: noun corroboration1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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