Wednesday, July 17, 2013

collaborate, corroborate

Collaborate or collaborate ( koh Lah bore ate ) means to work together or co-operate--
The two famous authors will collaborate on a new spy thriller.
He wants to know if I will collaborate with him on his next project.

Corroborate or corroborate ( koh Rah bore ate ) means to back up or confirm--
They are looking for a witness who can corroborate his testimony.
Can anyone corroborate his story?

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Can you corroborate the story that he plans collaborate with his rival?"

Note--"collaborate" may be used to mean to co-operate with an enemy during wartime--
He is accused of conspiring to collaborate with the enemy.

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