cooperate
verbUK /kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/ · CA, US /koʊˈɑ.pəˌɹeɪt/
Etymology Originated 1595–1605 from Late Latin cooperātus, perfect passive participle of cooperor (“to work with”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Equivalent to co- + operate. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.
1
To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
- In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times:
2
To allow for mutual unobstructed action.
3
To function in harmony, side by side.
4
To engage in economic cooperation.
- Derived terms
- cooperating, coopete, noncooperating, uncooperating
- Related terms
- cooperation, cooperative, cooperator