- corroborative
- adjective see corroborate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
corroborative
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Corroborative — Cor*rob o*ra*tive (k?r r?b ? r? t?v), a. [Cf. F. corroboratif.] Tending to strengthen of confirm. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corroborative — Cor*rob o*ra*tive, n. A medicine that strengthens; a corroborant. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corroborative — [kə räb′ər ə tôr΄ēkə räb′ə rāt΄iv, kə räb′ər ə tiv΄] adj. corroborating or tending to corroborate; confirmatory: also corroboratory [kə räb′ər ə tôr΄ē] * * * See corroboration. * * * … Universalium
corroborative — I adjective affirmatory, agreeing, ascertained, assenting, attested, borne out, certified, confirmatory, confirmed, confirming, convincing, corroborating, deductible, determined, established, evidential, evidentiary, prima facie, proved,… … Law dictionary
corroborative — [kə räb′ər ə tôr΄ēkə räb′ə rāt΄iv, kə räb′ər ə tiv΄] adj. corroborating or tending to corroborate; confirmatory: also corroboratory [kə räb′ər ə tôr΄ē] … English World dictionary
corroborative — [[t]kərɒ̱bərətɪv, AM reɪtɪv[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Corroborative evidence or information supports an idea, account, or argument. [FORMAL] The police did not have enough corroborative evidence for a probable conviction … English dictionary
corroborative — adj. Corroborative is used with these nouns: ↑evidence … Collocations dictionary
corroborative — cor|rob|o|ra|tive [ kə rab(ə)rətıv ] adjective FORMAL corroborative evidence supports what someone has said … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
corroborative — UK [kəˈrɒb(ə)rətɪv] / US [kəˈrɑb(ə)rətɪv] adjective formal corroborative evidence supports what someone has said … English dictionary
corroborative — corroborate ► VERB ▪ confirm or give support to (a statement or theory). DERIVATIVES corroboration noun corroborative adjective. ORIGIN Latin corroborare strengthen … English terms dictionary
corroborative evidence — n: corroborating evidence at evidence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
