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Definition of “cooperate

cooperate or co-operate(kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪtPronunciation for )

Definitions

verb (intr)

  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

Alternative Forms

coˈoperˌator co-ˈoperˌator noun

Word Origin

C17: from Late Latin cooperārī  to work with, combine, from Latin operārī to work

Synonyms

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= work together collaborate, coordinate, join forces, conspire, concur, pull together, pool resources combine your efforts
= help, contribute to assist, go along with, aid, pitch in, abet, play ball, lend a helping hand

Usage examples

  • They didn't cooperate with us in our great fight for robot rights.
    Asimov, Isaac, The Complete Stories Volume 2 (1995)
  • Software agents are programs that cooperate with each other in unpredictable environments without human intervention.
    New Scientist (2004)
  • U. S. Army bigwigs, shown a script in Washington by a Fox lobbyist, refused to cooperate with the film production.
    Toronto Sun (2003)
  • "The best thing for them to do is cooperate with the independent review.
    Sun, News of the World (2002)
  • She can begin to cooperate with him to get what she needs instead of resisting him.
    John Gray, MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS: Get seriously involved with the classic guide to surviving the opposite sex (2002)

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