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cooperate
What does cooperate mean?
cooperate (verb): to work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use cooperate in a sentence?
Where does cooperate come from?
Originated 1595–1605 from Late Latin cooperātus, perfect passive participle of cooperor (“to work with”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of cooperate?
Words related to cooperate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “cooperate” mean?
to work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit
Right! That's what “cooperate” means.
to have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration
Not quite: that's what resort means.
to transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone)
Not quite: that's what give means.
to point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order
Not quite: that's what direct means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “cooperate”?
accommodate
Not quite: accommodate means something else.
communicate
Not quite: communicate means something else.
incorporate
Not quite: incorporate means something else.
collaborate
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