verb
- to confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding) by providing evidence or testimony
Usage: formal
Examples
- The witness was able to corroborate the defendant’s alibi.
- Scientific studies corroborate the theory that exercise improves mental health.
- Her account of the accident was corroborated by security camera footage.
- The archaeologist found artifacts that corroborate the historical records.
- Multiple sources corroborated the journalist’s investigation.
- DNA evidence corroborated the suspect’s confession.
- The financial records corroborate his claim of innocence.