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collaborate
[ kuh-lab-uh-reyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work:
They collaborated on a novel.
- to cooperate with an enemy nation, especially with an enemy occupying one's country:
He collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
Synonyms: , , ,
collaborate
/ əˈæəˌɪ /
verb
- often foll byon, with, etc to work with another or others on a joint project
- to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country
Derived Forms
- DZˈˌٴǰ, noun
- DZˈǰپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- DZ····ٴǰ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of collaborate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of collaborate1
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How does collaborate compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Arturo Rocha, a former senior migration official in the Mexican government, said major questions remain about how, exactly, Mexico is collaborating with U.S. immigration officials and how it will care for migrants returned here.
“And while this creates more opportunities to engage and collaborate, and get to know other people better, it also creates the opposite.”
And being a writer, you collaborate in a different way.
Fauxitude takes on another more general but profound meaning when we are required to maintain a falsely pleasant and accommodating attitude, regardless of our true feelings, powerful ideas and drive to collaborate and succeed.
And they operate those live hackathons where top bug hunters compete and collaborate "hammering" systems, showing off their skills and potentially earning big money.
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More About Collaborate
doescollaborate mean?
Collaborate means to work together, especially on a goal or shared project.
Collaborate is often used in a positive context to refer to two or more parties successfully working together on professional or artistic projects. It often implies more than just cooperation. When two or more people collaborate, they often share and develop each other’s ideas.
The act of collaborating is called collaboration. Such a joint effort can be described with the adjective collaborative. People who collaborate are called collaborators.
Collaborate can also be used in a much more specific way meaning to cooperate as a traitor with enemy forces in one’s own country. This is much less commonly used than its general sense.
Example: The two musicians, who usually have very different styles, collaborated on the groundbreaking new album.
Where doesDZǰٱcome from?
The first records of the word collaborate come from the 1870s. It derives from the Latin verb colō. The prefix col- is a variant of com-, meaning “together.” At the heart of the word is labor, meaning “work.”
Collaborate can be used in any context in which people work together: art, business, education—the collaborative possibilities are endless. The word is often used to refer to a creative give-and-take, such as two artists collaborating to paint a mural, or to professional collaboration, such as three different departments collaborating on a report. It’s typically used in the context of some project or goal, whereas the word cooperate can be used more broadly.
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are some other forms of collaborate?
- collaboration (noun)
- collaborative (adjective)
- collaboratively (adverb)
are some synonyms for collaborate?
are some words that share a root or word element with collaborate?
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How iscollaborate used in real life?
Collaborate can be used for many different situations, and is particularly associated with cooperative processes that are creative or artistic.
Emailed a NYT journalist asking if he'd share some federal data I couldn't find. Immediately responded, forwarded me information, and offered to jump on the phone. Top-tier journos who eagerly collaborate makes me happy to be in this field.
— Emily McCarty (@emjmccarty)
Try usingcollaborate!
Which of the following words is LEAST likely to describe a process in which two people successfully collaborate?
A. independent
B. cooperative
C. joint
D. coordinating
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