cooperate (verb)

  • 1cooperate — UK US (UK also co operate) /kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/ verb [I] ► to agree to work with another company, organization, or country in order to achieve something: »Large corporations have a duty to cooperate in order to protect the environment. cooperate (with… …

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  • 2cooperate — I verb act in concert, act jointly, act together, adiuvare, ally, amalgamate, associate, be a party to, cabal, coact, cofunction, collaborate, collude, combine, combine forces, concert, concord, concur, confederate, conjoin, connive, conspire,… …

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  • 3cooperate — verb 1) police and social services cooperated in the operation Syn: collaborate, work together, work side by side, pull together, band together, join forces, team up, unite, combine, pool resources, make common cause, liaise 2) he was happy to… …

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  • 4cooperate — verb 1) police and social services cooperated Syn: collaborate, work together, pull together, join forces, team up, unite, combine, pool resources 2) he was happy to cooperate Syn: assist, help …

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  • 5cooperate — (also co operate) ► VERB 1) work jointly towards the same end. 2) comply with a request. DERIVATIVES cooperant noun cooperation noun cooperator noun. ORIGIN Latin cooperari work together …

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  • 6cooperate — verb /koʊˈɒpəɹeɪt,kuˈɒpəɹeɪt/ a) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit. b) To allow for mutual unobstructed action Syn: coact, make common cause See Also: cooperative, cooperation, cooperator …

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  • 7cooperate */ — UK [kəʊˈɒpəreɪt] / US [koʊˈɑpəˌreɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms cooperate : present tense I/you/we/they cooperate he/she/it cooperates present participle cooperating past tense cooperated past participle cooperated 1) to work with other… …

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  • 8cooperate — (BrE also co operate) verb ADVERB ▪ fully ▪ He has said he will cooperate fully with the police enquiries. ▪ closely VERB + COOPERATE ▪ will …

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  • 9cooperate — co|op|er|ate [ kou apə,reıt ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to work with other people to achieve a result that is good for everyone involved: If the proposal is sensible and reasonable they should cooperate. cooperate with: Local people decided to… …

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  • 10cooperate — also co operate BrE verb (I) 1 if two people or groups cooperate, they work together in order to achieve a result that is good for both of them: a classroom ethos which enables children to cooperate (+ with): Leopards cooperate with each other… …

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