collaborate
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collaborate
- /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/
- /kəˈlæb.ɹeɪt/
Where it comes from
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.
verb collaborates · collaborating · collaborated
- To work together with others to achieve a common goal. Let's collaborate on this project, and get it finished faster.
- 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.
Similar: liaise
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cooperate, join forces, get together, cooperation, cooperative, co-operation, co-operate, co-operative, partnership, partnering, liaise, concert, conjunction, interaction, work, consultation
verb
Similar: liaise
Translations
Every language
verb to work together on a piece of work
| Español | colaborar, coadyuvar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공동으로 일하다 gongdong'euro ilhada |
| 日本語 | 協力する kyōryoku suru, 共同して働く kyōdō shite hataraku |
| 中文 | 合作 hézuò, 協作 /协作 xiézuò, 配合 pèihé |
| Português | colaborar |
| Français | collaborer |
| Deutsch | zusammenarbeiten |
| Italiano | collaborare |
| Ελληνικά | συνεργάζομαι synergázomai |
| Română | colabora |
| Русский | сотру́дничать sotrúdničatʹ, коопери́ровать kooperírovatʹ |
| العربية | تَعَاوَنَ taʕāwana |
| עברית | שיתף פעולה shitéf p'ula |
verb to cooperate treasonably
| Español | colaborar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 협력하다 |
| 日本語 | 協力する kyōryoku suru |
| 中文 | 勾結 /勾结 gōujié, 通敵 /通敌 tōngdí |
| Português | colaborar |
| Français | collaborer |
| Deutsch | kollaborieren, mit dem Feind zusammenarbeiten |
| Italiano | collaborare |
| Ελληνικά | συνεργάζομαι synergázomai |
| Română | colabora |
| Русский | сотру́дничать с враго́м sotrúdničatʹ s vragóm |
| العربية | تَعاوَنُ مَعَ العَدُوّ taʕāwanu maʕa l-ʕaduww |
| עברית | שיתף פעולה shitéf p'ula |
Talk about this word "collaborate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/collaborate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. collaborate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/collaborate "collaborate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/collaborate.Cite this
@misc{collaborate_2026,
title = {collaborate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/collaborate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
