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corroborate vs. collaborate

verb (used with object)

corroborated, corroborating.
  1. to make more certain; confirm:

    He corroborated my account of the accident.

    Synonyms: , , ,



adjective

  1. Archaic. confirmed.

verb (used without object)

collaborated, collaborating.
  1. to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work:

    They collaborated on a novel.

  2. to cooperate with an enemy nation, especially with an enemy occupying one's country:

    He collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.

    Synonyms: , , ,