corroborative
/kəˈɒbəəˌtɪv/kur-AH-bur-uh-tiv
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/kɚˈɑbɚəˌtɪv/kur-AH-bur-uh-tiv
Meaningserving to corroborate
Common meaning: confirming
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- corwith, together (form of con-)
- roboak; strengthLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1597 · scan
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- iveadjective ending: tending to
‘with, together (form of con-)’ + ‘oak’ → corroborative
Journey through time
- Latinrōbur‘oak’
- Englishcorroborate‘to confirm’
- Englishformed in English from corroboratecorroborative‘confirming’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from corroborate + -ive.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CORROBORATE, p.136 · scan
Roots
- rōbur Latin “oak; strength”
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