Word of the day: CORROBORATE (kuh-RAHB-uh-rayt) – To confirm, support, make more certain or believable: “Six witnesses corroborated the victim’s account of the crime.” Corroborate comes from a Latin verb meaning to strengthen. In modern use corroborate means to strengthen by providing additional evidence or proof. When you corroborate a story, you strengthen it, support it, help to establish it as true. Authenticate, verify, substantiate, and corroborate all mean to confirm in slightly different ways. To authenticate is to establish something as authentic or genuine: You authenticate a document, a signature, or a work of art. To verify is to establish as true, confirm the accuracy of: Reporters have a responsibility to verify facts and quotations. To substantiate is to support by supplying reliable evidence or proof: Scholars and scientists must substantiate their theories. The investigation uncovered several key facts that substantiated the case against the company. To corroborate is to substantiate what someone else has said by supplying additional evidence or proof. When you corroborate another person’s statement, you make it more certain or believable. - Elster, Charles Harrington (2009-02-04). Verbal Advantage: Ten Easy Steps to a Powerful Vocabulary
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:18:51 +0000
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