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cooperated

[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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Word Origin & History

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