cooperate

or co-op·er·ate

[ koh-op-uh-reyt ]

/ koʊˈɒp əˌreɪt /

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verb (used without object), co·op·er·at·ed, co·op·er·at·ing.

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

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

to practice economic cooperation.

OTHER WORDS FOR cooperate

2 collaborate, join, participate.

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Origin of cooperate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cooperate

co·op·er·a·tor, co-op·er·a·tor, nounun·co·op·er·at·ing, adjective

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How to use cooperate in a sentence

If you’re cooperating, the people you’re cooperating with make it easy to guess what they want.
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On the other hand, Microsoft and Google cooperated to add a new split-screen mode for Android apps, and many of Microsoft’s apps take advantage of the new mode.
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Credit Suisse said in a statement Wednesday that it takes note of Finma’s decision and will continue to fully cooperate.
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We cooperated to solve complex problems simultaneously rather than one at a time.
COVID-19 has spurred rapid transformation in health care. Let’s make sure it stays that way|jakemeth|August 20, 2020|Fortune

The truth is, the fact that we have not found a way to cooperate in a global pandemic is going to set back the relationship even further.
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The protestors cooperated for the most part, making the march orderly and peaceful.
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I thought if I cooperated it would make it better… I was so upset that day.
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They have quarreled more than cooperated over the last six decades.
China Is Financing Putin’s Aggression|Gordon G. Chang|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He has cooperated fully with authorities and voluntarily testified before the grand jury for several hours.
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In some cases, Palestinian Authority security personnel even cooperated in the Israeli raids on the West Bank.
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The creditors and the debtors cooperated in this situation, and the credit of Virginia was gradually re-established.
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With this influence of the small vowel other causes may have cooperated.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham
Naval units cooperated with the advance of the land troops, clearing the coastal roads with gunfire.
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They often visited each other, and cooperated very cordially in measures of state.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power|John S. C. Abbott
The cobbler had given place to the elaborate factory, in which seventy men cooperated to make one shoe.
The History of the Telephone|Herbert N. Casson

British Dictionary definitions for cooperate

cooperate

co-operate

/ (kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt) /

verb (intr)

to work or act together

to be of assistance or be willing to assist

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

Derived forms of cooperate

cooperator or co-operator, noun

Word Origin for cooperate

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

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