cooperate
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cooperate
- /kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/ UK
- /kuˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/ UK
- /kəˈwɔpəɹɛjt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /koʊˈɑ.pəˌɹeɪt/ Canada, US
- /kuˈɑ.pəˌɹeɪt/ Canada, US
- /kəʉˈɔp.ə.ɹæɪt/ Australia
- /kɐʉˈɒp.ə.ɹæɪt/ New Zealand
- [kɐʉˈɔ̟p.ə.ɹæɪt] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒpəɹeɪt
Where it comes from
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.
verb cooperates · cooperating · cooperated · co-operate · coöperate
- 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.
- To allow for mutual unobstructed action.
- To function in harmony, side by side.
- To engage in economic cooperation.
- To obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness.
Similar: coact, coadjute, co-op, liaise, make common cause, play ball
