corroborative
- adjective
- /kəˈrɑːbəˌreɪtɪv/
- The lawyer introduced corroborative testimony from witnesses during the trial.
- corroborative evidence
- corroborative data
Examples
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In short, if a lexicon is cited, it has no weight without an independent linguistic argument, though in connection with such an argument it may have some corroborative value.
Academic text (1995) -
Nonetheless, due to the indications of the current study and previous corroborative research, teaching skill techniques using proper cues should be impressed upon preservice teachers as well as experienced practitioners.
Academic text (1997) -
But we have a whole bunch of corroborative witnesses from the psychiatric hospital when it comes to seeing something strange.
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Do you have any corroborative evidence to what you're saying ?
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The finding of the shotgun shells was another piece... of corroborative evidence if we could ever turn the murder weapon.
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No admission policy or procedure should be without corroborative empirical data to support its use.
Academic text (1995) -
Other research has provided corroborative evidence for the validity of the LBS.
Academic text (2003) -
They now have specific, concrete and corroborative evidence of collusion, the source said.
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Furthermore, these indicators have even less corroborative support as predictors of success in community college nursing programs.
Academic text (1995) -
The inspector's suspicions were predicated on interviews with former employees as well as facts discovered by the agent's own corroborative efforts. Id.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
Useful as evidence to prove a fact in court
Showing extra proof that something is true
Relating to a statement used as evidence in a case
Something that helps show a statement or fact is true
Giving proof that something is true
Showing facts or test results that make something seem true
Gives evidence that something is true
Having real facts or proof that support a claim
Giving evidence that shows something is true
A thing that helps show that something is true or correct
Shows that something is true
Showing that results are true by giving supporting facts
Likely to help prove a fact, especially in court
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
corroborative = corroborate (transparent) = corroborate + ive
The adjective is productively formed from the verb 'corroborate' with the suffix '-ive' meaning 'serving to' or 'tending to', so the meaning follows directly from the base.
Etymology
Corroborative comes from Latin parts cor- meaning 'with' and robor- meaning 'strength', the same root as robust. So something corroborative 'adds strength' to a claim or idea and therefore helps to support or confirm it.