cooperate
Americanverb (used without object)
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to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
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to work or act with another or other persons willingly and agreeably.
- Synonyms:
- participate, join, collaborate
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to practice economic cooperation.
verb
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to work or act together
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to be of assistance or be willing to assist
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economics (of firms, workers, consumers, etc) to engage in economic cooperation
Other Word Forms
- co-operator noun
- cooperator noun
- uncooperating adjective
Etymology
Origin of cooperate
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin cooperātus, past participle of cooperārī “to work with”; co-, operate
Example Sentences
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Companies building this infrastructure, such as equipment providers and supply-chain managers, will benefit if superpowers such as the U.S. and China cooperate less, Hsiao notes.
From Barron's
Venezuela, for its part, has not confirmed that it will provide the oil to the U.S., and it’s unclear if Venezuela’s interim government will cooperate operationally.
From Barron's
Talks could be helped along by the prospect of losing U.S. business if it fails to cooperate.
From Barron's
Talks could be helped along by the prospect of losing U.S. business if it fails to cooperate.
From Barron's
Ames cooperated with the authorities in exchange for a plea deal that secured a lenient sentence for Rosario, who admitted she had known about the money and his meetings with the Soviets.
From BBC
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