co·op·er·ate  (kō-ŏp'ə-rāt') 
intr.v.
co·op·er·at·ed, co·op·er·at·ing, co·op·er·ates
To work or act together toward a common end or purpose. To acquiesce willingly; be compliant: asked the child to cooperate and go to bed. To form an association for common, usually economic, benefit: When buyers cooperate, they can make large wholesale purchases at a discount.
[Late Latin cooperārī, cooperāt- : Latin co-, co- + operārī, to work (from opus, oper-, work; see op- in Indo-European roots).]
co·op'er·a'tor n. |
əˌreɪt