"corroborant" meaning in English

See corroborant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more corroborant [comparative], most corroborant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin corroborans, present participle. See corroborate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} corroborant (comparative more corroborant, superlative most corroborant)
  1. strengthening; supporting; corroborating
    Sense id: en-corroborant-en-adj-4q-3YhCY

Noun

Forms: corroborants [plural]
Etymology: From Latin corroborans, present participle. See corroborate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} corroborant (plural corroborants)
  1. Anything that gives strength or support; a tonic.
    Sense id: en-corroborant-en-noun-hK5zwaYj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 50 25 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 18 65 17
  2. A piece of corroborating evidence.
    Sense id: en-corroborant-en-noun-CCmGok2J

Inflected forms

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