corroborate
verb/kəˈrɒbəreɪt/
Frequency rank: #14,040 most common English word
Meaning
to confirm or support a statement, theory, or finding with evidence.
Example sentence
The witness was called to corroborate the suspect's alibi with her own account of events.
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