collaborate
[ kuh-lab-uh-reyt ]
/ kəˈlæb əˌreɪt /
verb (used without object), col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing.
to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
to cooperate, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, especially with an enemy occupying one's country: He collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
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coliuria, coll' arco, coll-, coll., collab., collaborate, collaboration, collaborationist, collaborative, collaborator, collage
Origin of collaborate
SYNONYMS FOR collaborate
Related formscol·lab·o·ra·tor, noun
Can be confusedcollaborate corroborate
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collaborate
/ (kəˈlæbəˌreɪt) /
verb (intr)
(often foll by on, with, etc) to work with another or others on a joint project
to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country
Derived Formscollaborative, adjectivecollaborator, noun
Word Origin for collaborate
C19: from Late Latin collabōrāre, from Latin com- together + labōrāre to work
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