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collaborate  –  corroborate

“Collaborator and collaboration”, and “corroborator and corroboration” are the corresponding nouns of ‘collaborate and corroborate’ respectively.

“Collaborate” means ‘to work together to produce a unified result in literature, science, fine arts, etc.’.  It may, in certain situations, have negative connotations; and a ‘collaborator’ is ‘a person who works together with another person or group, and also a person who helps the enemy country’,

e.g.

Tim and Jim collaborate on this scientific project work; they are the best collaborators.

[‘collaborators’ in this context has a positive connotation – they are good]

Some men collaborated with the enemy and those collaborators were hanged to death.

[‘collaborators’ in this context has a negative connotation – they are bad, traitors]

“Corroborate” means ‘to support or confirm something, usually by evidence, make something more certain’; and a ‘corroborator’ is ‘a person who supports or gives additional information in support of an already existing statement, opinion, idea, belief, etc.’,

e.g.

This new evidence corroborated her earlier statement.

Are there any corroborators to your statement?  [i.e.  do you have anybody to support your statement]

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