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co·op·er·ate
/
koʊˈɒp
əˌreɪt
/
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koh-
op
-
uh
-reyt
]
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verb (used without object),
-at·ed,
-at·ing.
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.
3.
to practice economic
cooperation
.
Also,
co-op·er·ate
.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Late Latin
cooperātus
past participle of
cooperārī
to work with.
See
co-
,
operate
Related forms
co·op·er·a·tor,
co-op·er·a·tor,
noun
un·co·op·er·at·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
2.
collaborate, join, participate.
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cooperate
or
co-operate
(kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt)
—
vb
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
[C17: from Late Latin
cooperārī
to work with, combine, from Latin
operārī
to work]
co-operate
or
co-operate
—
vb
[C17: from Late Latin
cooperārī
to work with, combine, from Latin
operārī
to work]
co'operator
or
co-operate
—
n
co-'operator
or
co-operate
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
cooperate
1610s, from L. cooperat-, pp. stem of cooperari (see
cooperation
). Related: Cooperating (1640s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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