Corroborant
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Anything that gives strength or support; a tonic. archaic
"The sensible qualities of argentina promise no great virtue of this kind; for to the taste it discovers only a slight roughishness, from whence it may be presumed to be entitled to a place only among the milder corroborants."
- 2 Something that corroborates. archaic
"As a scrupulous and faithful antiquary, Morales was accustomed to require evidence, and to investigate it; and for these he could find no other testimony than tradition and antiquity, which, as presumptive proofs, were strong corroborants of faith, but did not suffice of themselves."
- 1 strengthening; supporting; corroborating archaic
"There be divers sorts of bracelets fit to comfort the spirits ; and they be of three intentions ; refrigerant, corroborant, and aperient"
- 1 used of a medicine that is strengthening wordnet
Example
More examples"There be divers sorts of bracelets fit to comfort the spirits ; and they be of three intentions ; refrigerant, corroborant, and aperient"
Etymology
From Latin corroborans. See corroborate.
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