corroborating
corroborating — adjective
- corroboratingpositive
- more corroboratingcomparative
- most corroboratingsuperlative
1. providing extra proof that makes a story, statement, or idea more believable
providing extra proof that makes a story, statement, or idea more believable
The CCTV footage was corroborating evidence that placed Amir at the scene.
collocation: corroborating evidence
Keiko found a corroborating document among her grandfather's wartime letters.
Without corroborating testimony from another witness, the case collapsed.
The soil samples gave corroborating support to Dr. Okafor's climate theory.
Detective Reyes needed a corroborating statement before she could make the arrest.
- supporting
more general and less formal; used in everyday contexts
- confirmatory
technical, often used in scientific or medical writing
- validating
emphasises proving that something is correct or acceptable
- contradictory
directly opposing the original claim rather than backing it
- refuting
actively disproving a claim instead of supporting it
文法句型
corroborating + noun (evidence, testimony, document, statement)
用法筆記
Typically modifies nouns like evidence, testimony, statement, or document — things that can prove a claim true.
常見錯誤
corroborating — verb
- corroboratingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- corroboratings3rd person singular
- corroboratinging-ing form
- corroboratingedpast simple
1. to give evidence that helps prove a claim, statement, or idea is true
to give evidence that helps prove a claim, statement, or idea is true
Fatima's phone records corroborated her story about being home all evening.
pattern: corroborate + possessive + noun phrase (her story)
The blood test results corroborated the doctor's early diagnosis of anaemia.
A passerby's video corroborated what Olu had told the police about the crash.
Archaeologists found pottery that corroborated the ancient trade-route theory.
The email timestamps corroborated Diego's claim that he had replied on time.
- confirm
more common and less formal; used in everyday speech
- verify
checking facts or truth rather than supporting a particular claim
- substantiate
very formal, often used in legal or academic contexts
- bear out
phrasal verb, more conversational in tone
- contradict
to say or show the opposite of what was claimed
- refute
to prove a statement or claim is definitely wrong
- undermine
to weaken the evidence or basis for a claim
文法句型
corroborate + noun phrase (claim, story, account, theory)
用法筆記
Object is always something that can be true or false — a claim, story, theory, account, or statement. Distinguish from sense 2 (BOLSTER EVIDENCE): this sense can be the first supporting proof offered.
常見錯誤
2. to add more proof that makes a belief or finding even stronger than it already w
to add more proof that makes a belief or finding even stronger than it already was
The second lab analysis corroborated the earlier finding of lead in the water.
pattern: corroborate + earlier finding (additional evidence)
Ingrid's journal entries corroborated what her sister had already told the family.
A satellite image later corroborated the ground team's observations from Monday.
The bishop's letter corroborated findings that the historian had published years earlier.
A colleague's memo from 2003 corroborated the whistle-blower's account of the cover-up.
- bolster
to support and strengthen something that already exists
- reinforce
to make an idea or belief stronger by adding more support
- strengthen
more general; can apply to physical and abstract things
文法句型
corroborate + noun phrase (earlier finding, existing evidence, previous account)
用法筆記
Used when fresh evidence is added to proof that already exists. Distinguish from sense 1 (BACK A CLAIM): here the claim or finding already has some support, and the new evidence makes it stronger.