collaborate with

  • 11collaborate — col·lab·o·rate /kə la bə ˌrāt/ vi rat·ed, rat·ing: to work jointly with others in some endeavor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. collaborate …

    Law dictionary

  • 12collaborate — collaborate, collaborator The primary meaning of the verb, ‘to work in conjunction with someone else’, can still be used despite the sinister overtones it acquired when used of cooperation with the enemy during the second World War. This is true… …

    Modern English usage

  • 13collaborate — col*lab o*rate, v. i. 1. to work together with another toward a common goal, especially in an intellectual endeavor; as, four chemists collaborated on the synthesis of the compound; three authors collaborated in writing the book. [PJC] 2. to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14collaborate — 1871, back formation from collaborator (1802), from Fr. collaborateur, from L. collaboratus, pp. of collaborare work with, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + labore to work (see LABOR (Cf. labor)). Given a bad sense in World War II. Related …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 15collaborate — [kə lab′ə rāt΄] vi. collaborated, collaborating [< LL(Ec) collaboratus, pp. of collaborare, to work together < L com , with + laborare, to work: see LABOR] 1. to work together, esp. in some literary, artistic, or scientific undertaking 2.… …

    English World dictionary

  • 16collaborate — ► VERB 1) work jointly on an activity or project. 2) cooperate traitorously with an enemy. DERIVATIVES collaboration noun collaborationist noun & adjective collaborative adjective collaborator noun. ORIGIN Latin collab …

    English terms dictionary

  • 17collaborate — v. (D; intr.) to collaborate in, on; with (to collaborate on a project with smb.) * * * [kə læbəreɪt] on with (to collaborate on a project with smb.) (D; intr.) to collaborate in …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 18collaborate — verb (I) 1 to work together with someone in order to achieve something, especially in science or art (+ on/with): He was one of the scientists who collaborated with Oppenheimer on the atomic bomb. | collaborate to do sth: The gallery and the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19collaborate — intransitive verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Late Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com + laborare to labor more at labor Date: 1871 1. to work jointly with others or together especially in an… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 20collaborate — collaborator, n. /keuh lab euh rayt /, v.i., collaborated, collaborating. 1. to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel. 2. to cooperate, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, esp. with an enemy… …

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