Roborated

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Made stronger or more vigorous, as a body or mind is restored to full force
2. Fortified and given renewed vigor, particularly in an archaic or literary sense of strengthening
3. Invigorated or bolstered, having been reinforced to greater physical or mental robustness

Etymology: "Roborated" is the past form of "roborate," which comes from Latin "rōborāre," meaning "to strengthen" or "to confirm." The Latin verb is built from "rōbur," a word for the reddish oak tree and, by extension, hardness and strength. Oak was the hardest timber the Romans knew, so the idea of strength grew naturally out of the tree's name. The English verb keeps that sense of making something firm. To roborate something is to strengthen or corroborate it, bolstering a claim or a structure until it holds up. The verb is less common than its close relative "corroborate," which shares the same Latin root through a slightly different path, and it has a rarer, more old-fashioned feel today.

Synonyms: strengthened, fortified, invigorated

Antonyms: weakened, enfeebled