corroborate

  • 41Corroborated — Corroborate Cor*rob o*rate (k?r r?b ? r?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroborated} ( r? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroborating} ( r? t?ng). ] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to corroborate; cor + roborare to strengthen, robur strength. See… …

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  • 42Corroborating — Corroborate Cor*rob o*rate (k?r r?b ? r?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroborated} ( r? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroborating} ( r? t?ng). ] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to corroborate; cor + roborare to strengthen, robur strength. See… …

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  • 43corroboration — corroborate ► VERB ▪ confirm or give support to (a statement or theory). DERIVATIVES corroboration noun corroborative adjective. ORIGIN Latin corroborare strengthen …

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  • 44corroborative — corroborate ► VERB ▪ confirm or give support to (a statement or theory). DERIVATIVES corroboration noun corroborative adjective. ORIGIN Latin corroborare strengthen …

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  • 45bear out — verb support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm (Freq. 3) The stories and claims were born out by the evidence • Syn: ↑corroborate, ↑underpin, ↑support • Derivationally related forms: ↑support ( …

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  • 46substantiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. embody (see substance); evidence, corroborate, verify, bear out, demonstrate, confirm, support. See demonstration, truth. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To prove] Syn. confirm, verify, bear out; see prove …

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  • 47verify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. corroborate, substantiate, confirm, prove, make certain, establish; identify. See evidence, demonstration. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. establish, substantiate, authenticate, prove, check, test,… …

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  • 48sustain — sus·tain /sə stān/ vt 1: to support as true, legal, or just 2: to allow or uphold as valid sustain an objection compare overrule 1 sus·tain·able adj Merri …

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  • 49Moorov v HMA — Moorov (Samuel) v HM Advocate (1930 J.C. 68, 1930 S.L.T. 596) is a famous case in Scots criminal law based on criminal evidence and the admissibility of similar fact evidence. The case established a precedent named the Moorov doctrine. Contents 1 …

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  • 50attest — at·test /ə test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi: to bear witness: testify… …

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