Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.
- intransitive verb To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To work with another or others; coöperate with another or others in doing or producing something; especially, to work with another in a literary production or a scientific investigation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb to work together with another toward a common goal, especially in an intellectual endeavor.
- intransitive verb to willingly cooperate with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
work together withothers toachieve acommon goal . - verb To voluntarily
cooperate treasonably , as with an enemyoccupation force in one's country.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
- verb cooperate as a traitor
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Frankly, it'd be a good area for conservatives and libertarians to once again collaborate, because neither side has enough media assets to mount a serious challenge.
Richman on How to Break the Catch-22, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I collaborated with the CIA the way I-- use the word collaborate -- the way I collaborated with the State Department, the way I collaborated with anybody in government.
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And so, let us allow the Soul of the World to fulfill its mission, and if we can’t help, the best way to collaborate is to pay attention to the simple things in life; the sunset, the people in the street, the reading of a book.
2009 August 2009
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I would like to see more and more labels collaborate, moving away from that traditional notion that we are all in competition.
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They're using it to collaborate, which is essential for innovation in the future for companies, and then they're using it to really drive sustainability and how they operate.
unknown title 2011
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The single platform also enables all designers, including development partners in the supply chain, to collaborate, which is another factor in streamlining the design process.
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Tolkien and Dickens collaborate, that is, their descendants are working together.
BookMoot 2010
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Establishing the service in dormitories shared by undergraduates in Columbia College and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences allows students to collaborate, which is especially helpful for courses required by both schools, such as University Writing.
Columbia Spectator - News, sports, and entertainment coverage for the Morningside Heights community in New York City. ESimins 2009
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Anyr: How does that work in google docs? whenever I share something and "collaborate" it takes a while for changes to be updated we both have decent connections.
Google Wave “Is What Email Would Look Like If It Were Invented Today” | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Growth in the emerging economies has prompted service providers to "collaborate" on how best to provide services to Indo-China and Eastern Europe instead of the ailing U.S.
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