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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When reached by phone on Jan. 15, Ratner said, “I don’t talk to or cooperate with the Los Angeles Times.”
From Los Angeles Times
I love a good beach day but the weather gods weren’t cooperating on Friday.
Bithumb is fully cooperating with the investigation and has round-the-clock monitoring to prevent similar incidents, a company spokesman said.
According to media accounts and Mexican officials, he agreed to become a cooperating witness for U.S. prosecutors pursuing other traffickers.
From Los Angeles Times
"As a result of these inconsistencies and investigations into them, a person who resides at Oak Park Station has withdrawn their support for the police and is no longer cooperating with us," Fielke said.
From Barron's
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