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corroborant

[ kuh-rob-er-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. corroborating; confirming.
  2. Archaic. strengthening; invigorating, as a medicine.

noun

  1. something that corroborates or strengthens.
  2. Archaic. a strengthening medicine.

corroborant

/ kəˈrɒbərənt /

adjective

  1. serving to corroborate
  2. strengthening
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • uncor·robo·rant adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corroborant1

1620–30; < Latin corrōborant- (stem of corrōborāns ) strengthening, present participle of corrōborāre. See corroborate, -ant
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Example Sentences

And this is a new corroborant of one among the noblest of intellectual truths, viz.

In veterinary practice the powdered seed is used as a carminative, pectoral, and corroborant.

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