Corroborant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Corroborant is an adjective meaning (medicine) Anything that gives strength or support; a tonic.
Meaning
(medicine) Anything that gives strength or support; a tonic.
More Meanings
- Something that corroborates.
- (archaic) strengthening; supporting; corroborating
Example Sentences
a tonic has a corroborant effect
There be divers sorts of bracelets fit to comfort the spirits ; and they be of three intentions ; refrigerant, corroborant, and aperient
Next to this it is imported to comfort the stomach, and to cherish the root of man, that is to say the brain, with its proper corroborants, especially with sweet odours and with music.
The sensible qualities of argentina promise no great virtue of this kind; for to the taste it discovers only a slight roughishness, from whence it may be presumed to be entitled to a place only among the milder corroborants.
Word Forms
- corroborants
Synonyms for corroborant
Depending on context, synonyms include invigorating.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include invigorating, corroborating, backup, confirmational, coadjuting, collateral.
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