collaborate
verb/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ · /kəˈlæb.ɹeɪt/
Etymology Back-formation from collaborator, from French collaborateur, or else modeled on French collaborer or directly from Late Latin collabōrātus, past participle of collabōrāre. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.
1
To work together with others to achieve a common goal.
- Let's collaborate on this project, and get it finished faster.
- Wikipedia is a website where anyone can collaborate.
2
To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.
- If you collaborate with the occupying forces, you will be shot.
- Synonyms
- liaise
- Derived terms
- collaboratory
- Related terms
- collaborator, collaboration, collaborative