Corroborate vs Pledge - What's the difference?
corroborate | pledge |
To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
* I. Taylor
To make strong; to strengthen.
* I. Watts
To make a solemn promise (to do something).
To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
* 1773 ,
* 1852 , Matthew Arnold, Tristram and Iseult
A solemn promise to do something.
Something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned.
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.
A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
A drinking toast.
A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
In lang=en terms the difference between corroborate and pledge
is that corroborate is to make strong; to strengthen while pledge is to give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.As verbs the difference between corroborate and pledge
is that corroborate is to confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for while pledge is to make a solemn promise (to do something).As a noun pledge is
a solemn promise to do something.corroborate
English
Verb
(corroborat)- The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.
- As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger, the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.
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(wikipedia pledge)Verb
(pledg)- HARDCASTLE [Taking the cup.] I hope you'll find it to your mind. I have prepared it with my own hands, and I believe you'll own the ingredients are tolerable. Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir? Here, Mr. Marlow, here is to our better acquaintance. [Drinks.]
- Reach me my golden cup that stands by thee,
- And pledge me in it first for courtesy.