roborate
verbUS /ˈɹoʊbəˌɹeɪt/ · UK /ˈɹəʊbəreɪt/
Etymology From Latin rōborāre (“to strengthen, to confirm”) + -ate (“forming verbs”), from rōbur (“reddish oak; hardness, strength”) + -āre (“forming verbs”).
1
Obsolete Synonym of confirm, to verify, to establish.
3
Obsolete Synonym of harden, to make obdurate.
- Related terms
- corroborate, corroboration, roborant, roboration, roborative, roborean, roboreous, robust