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co-operator

[koh-op-uh-reyt] Origin

co·op·er·ate

[koh-op-uh-reyt]
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

co·op·er·a·tor, co-op·er·a·tor, noun
un·co·op·er·at·ing, adjective


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

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cooperate
1610s, from L. cooperat-, pp. stem of cooperari (see cooperation). Related: Cooperating (1640s).
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