corroborate

Definition

To confirm or support with additional evidence; to strengthen or make more certain by providing proof from another source.

Etymology

From Latin 'corroborare' meaning 'to strengthen,' from 'cor-' (intensive) and 'roborare' (to strengthen), from 'robur' (strength, oak tree). Oak trees symbolized strength in Roman culture.

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