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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My mini-blender has long been a quiet ally — mincing onions when my joints aren’t cooperating, blitzing together a very good chickpea salad in no time.
From Salon
Even knowing they must cooperate with the very people they’re competing against, as alliances form and fracture, each day grows more fraught.
From Los Angeles Times
A spokesman for Edmond de Rothschild said it is fully cooperating with the French probe, and that the bank had launched an internal investigation as soon as suspicions emerged about the former employee.
That possibility alone can cause workers to stay on the job longer, waiting for markets to cooperate before stepping away.
From MarketWatch
The company was not named as a defendant in the case and said it was cooperating fully with the government’s investigation.
From Barron's
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