Definitions
- To verify or prove the truth or accuracy of something. - To establish or make certain that something is true or accurate. - To give approval or support to something.
- To confirm or support the truth or accuracy of something with additional evidence or testimony. - To strengthen or validate a claim or statement with further proof or evidence. - To collaborate or cooperate with someone to provide additional evidence or support.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words involve verifying or supporting the truth or accuracy of something.
- 2Both can be used in legal or formal contexts.
- 3Both require additional evidence or testimony to back up a claim or statement.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Confirm is more commonly used than corroborate in everyday language.
- 2Scope: Confirm can be used to verify a wide range of information, while corroborate is typically used to support or validate a specific claim or statement.
- 3Collaboration: Corroborate implies working with others to provide additional evidence or support, while confirm does not necessarily involve collaboration.
- 4Intensity: Corroborate implies a stronger level of support or validation than confirm, which can be more neutral or passive.
- 5Formality: Corroborate is typically more formal and legalistic than confirm.
Remember this!
While both confirm and corroborate involve verifying or supporting the truth or accuracy of something, confirm is more commonly used and can be used to verify a wide range of information, while corroborate is typically used to support or validate a specific claim or statement with additional evidence or testimony. Corroborate also implies collaboration and a stronger level of support, making it more formal and legalistic than confirm.
