roborate

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US/ˈɹoʊbəˌɹeɪt/US/ˈɹɑbəˌɹeɪt/UK/ˈɹəʊbəreɪt/UK/ˈɹɒbəɹeɪt/

verb

Synonym of confirm, to verify, to establish.

Similar
confirmto verifyto establishstrengthento invigorateto restorehardento make obdurate
OriginLatin rōborāre →
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Meanings

verbroborate (third-person singular simple present roborates, present participle roborating, simple past and past participle roborated)

present singular third person roborates · participle present roborating · participle past roborated · past roborated

  1. obsoleteSynonym of confirm, to verify, to establish.

    Synonyms: confirm, to verify, to establish

  2. obsoletemedicineSynonym of strengthen, to invigorate, to restore.

    Synonyms: strengthen, to invigorate, to restore

  3. obsoleteSynonym of harden, to make obdurate.

    Synonyms: harden, to make obdurate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of confirm, to verify, to establish.

Similar
confirmto verifyto establish

verbSynonym of strengthen, to invigorate, to restore.

Similar
strengthento invigorateto restore

verbSynonym of harden, to make obdurate.

Similar
hardento make obdurate
Also see
confirmhardennervestrengthstrengthen

Origin

  1. Latinrōborāre“to strengthen, to confirm”
  2. Englishroborate

From Latin rōborāre (“to strengthen, to confirm”) + -ate (“forming verbs”), from rōbur (“reddish oak; hardness, strength”) + -āre (“forming verbs”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

roborate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roborate

MLA

“roborate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roborate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roborate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roborate.

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