cooperate
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Definition of cooperate
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
“In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.”
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verb
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(intransitive)To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
“In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.”
- (intransitive)To allow for mutual unobstructed action.
- (intransitive)To function in harmony, side by side.
- (intransitive)To engage in economic cooperation.
- (jargon, transitive)To obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness.
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Etymology
Originated 1595–1605 from Late Latin cooperātus, perfect passive participle of cooperor (“to work with”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Equivalent to co- + operate. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.
Words you can make from cooperate
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21 words5-letter words
49 words- CAPER 9 pts
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4-letter words
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3-letter words
49 words- CAP 7 pts
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