Definition of "corroborated" [corroborated]

• Strengthened; confirmed; rendered more certain. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of corroborate. (verb)

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• "We ate our breakfast that morning with a fortune in gold coin under the table; and when the boat came down the river, bringing a quiet man whom Mr. Johnston introduced as the very person we were seeking, and who himself in quaint pidgin English corroborated the statement that he it was who had sent to Thomas Webster the five teakwood chests, we paid him the money and received in return his receipt beautifully written with small flourishes of the brush."
• "There are many sources of information that can be corroborated, which is important."
• "ALLRED: And furthermore, I want to say most all of her testimony will be corroborated, which is unusual for a witness in a criminal case."