Corroborate

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Corroborate

To support or enhance the believability of a fact or assertion by the presentation of additional information that confirms the truthfulness of the item.

The testimony of a witness is corroborated if subsequent evidence, such as a coroner's report or the testimony of other witnesses, substantiates it.

corroborate

v. to confirm and sometimes add substantiating (reinforcing) testimony to the testimony of another witness or a party in a trial. (See: corroborating evidence)

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Just as the prankster predicted, dozens of sermons, articles, Web pages, and talk shows earnestly reported the `hole into hell' before anyone bothered phoning him to corroborate the `facts.'" (Reprinted in The Door, May/ June 2000)