cooperate

Or co-op·er·ate

[koh-op-uh-reyt]

verb (used without object)

cooperated, cooperating 

1. to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.

2. to work or act with another or other persons willingly and agreeably.

   Synonyms: participate, join, collaborate

3. to practice economic cooperation.

cooperate

/ kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt /

verb

1. to work or act together

2. to be of assistance or be willing to assist

3. economics (of firms, workers, consumers, etc) to engage in economic cooperation

Other Word Forms

• cooperator noun
• co-operator noun
• uncooperating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cooperate¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin cooperātus, past participle of cooperārī “to work with”; co-, operate

Word History and Origins

Origin of cooperate¹

C17: from Late Latin cooperārī to work with, combine, from Latin operārī to work

Example Sentences

But Young, who took office in 2024 and has aggressively fought crime, has largely cooperated with the White House and Lee.

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AI decolonization is a twist on data sovereignty, a concept that gained traction after Edward Snowden revealed that American tech companies cooperated with U.S. government surveillance of foreign leaders.

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It has a large oil-and-gas industry to fuel its economy and has long cooperated with the U.S. in its fight against drug trafficking.

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He added that the family is cooperating with the investigation and confident that Jonathan—the only person on the hike with Isak that day—will be cleared.

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Detectives visited her home that day, but Melodee was nowhere to be seen and Buzzard refused to cooperate with their investigation, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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