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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Sudani has also cooperated with the United States to bring into Iraq a caravan of Islamic State prisoners from Syria, where the army recently moved on Kurdish fighters who had run the detention camps.
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"If they come, they will come to cooperate, not to intervene on the streets," the minister tells reporters.
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The mortgage and insurance industries will need to cooperate and adopt new strategies in the face of market conditions and climate volatility.
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"We are mourning five of our own," the company said, adding it was "fully" cooperating with the investigation.
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The company said it was cooperating, and that the department had sought records about its operations, finances and accounting.
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