"roboration" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɹoʊbəˈɹeɪʃən/ [General-American], /ˌɹɑbəˈɹeɪʃən/ [General-American], /ɹəʊbəˈɹeɪʃn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɒbəˈɹeɪʃn/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin rōborātiō (“strengthening, confirmation, validity”), from rōborāre (“to strengthen, to confirm”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”), from rōbur (“reddish oak; hardness, strength”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to roborate + -tion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|rōborātiō||strengthening, confirmation, validity}} Medieval Latin rōborātiō (“strengthening, confirmation, validity”), {{suffix|en|roborate|tion}} roborate + -tion Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} roboration
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of confirmation or ratification. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: confirmation or ratification [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-roboration-en-noun-njOBAATA
  2. (chiefly medicine, archaic) Synonym of strengthening or invigoration. Tags: archaic Synonyms: strengthening or invigoration [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-roboration-en-noun-jbQVwYXx Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -tion, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tion: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: corroborate, corroboration, roborant, roborate, roborative, roborean, roboreous, robust
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