Meanings
- archaicmedicineSynonym of strengthening or invigoration.
This Roboration and fortifying of Nature is necessary , where there is a debility and decay
1666, Everard Maynwaringe, Nova medendi ratioSynonyms: strengthening or invigoration
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of confirmation or ratification.
nounSynonym of strengthening or invigoration.
Origin
- Medieval Latinrōborātiō“strengthening, confirmation, validity”
- Englishroboration
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.
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