cooperate
or co-op·er·ate
to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
to work or act with another or other persons willingly and agreeably.
to practice economic cooperation.
Origin of cooperate
1Other words for cooperate
Other words from cooperate
- co·op·er·a·tor, co-op·er·a·tor, noun
- un·co·op·er·at·ing, adjective
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How to use cooperate in a sentence
If you’re cooperating, the people you’re cooperating with make it easy to guess what they want.
On the other hand, Microsoft and Google cooperated to add a new split-screen mode for Android apps, and many of Microsoft’s apps take advantage of the new mode.
Review of the Microsoft Surface Duo folding phone: Very pretty but just how useful is it? | Aaron Pressman | September 10, 2020 | FortuneCredit Suisse said in a statement Wednesday that it takes note of Finma’s decision and will continue to fully cooperate.
We cooperated to solve complex problems simultaneously rather than one at a time.
COVID-19 has spurred rapid transformation in health care. Let’s make sure it stays that way | jakemeth | August 20, 2020 | FortuneThe truth is, the fact that we have not found a way to cooperate in a global pandemic is going to set back the relationship even further.
Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China? (Ep. 414) | Stephen J. Dubner | April 23, 2020 | Freakonomics
The protestors cooperated for the most part, making the march orderly and peaceful.
Eric Garner Protests: ‘It’s Like Vietnam’ | Abby Haglage, Caitlin Dickson, Jacob Siegel, Chris Allbritton | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI thought if I cooperated it would make it better… I was so upset that day.
Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All | Aurora Snow | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey have quarreled more than cooperated over the last six decades.
He has cooperated fully with authorities and voluntarily testified before the grand jury for several hours.
Adrian Peterson’s ‘Whooping’ and Ray Rice’s Knockout Are Both Domestic Violence | Robert Silverman | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn some cases, Palestinian Authority security personnel even cooperated in the Israeli raids on the West Bank.
The creditors and the debtors cooperated in this situation, and the credit of Virginia was gradually re-established.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyWith this influence of the small vowel other causes may have cooperated.
Opuscula | Robert Gordon LathamNaval units cooperated with the advance of the land troops, clearing the coastal roads with gunfire.
They often visited each other, and cooperated very cordially in measures of state.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power | John S. C. AbbottThe cobbler had given place to the elaborate factory, in which seventy men cooperated to make one shoe.
The History of the Telephone | Herbert N. Casson
British Dictionary definitions for cooperate
co-operate
/ (kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt) /
to work or act together
to be of assistance or be willing to assist
economics (of firms, workers, consumers, etc) to engage in economic cooperation
Origin of cooperate
1Derived forms of cooperate
- cooperator or co-operator, noun
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