Cooperate

Quick meaning: Cooperate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.

Meaning

(intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To allow for mutual unobstructed action.
2. (intransitive) To function in harmony, side by side.
3. (intransitive) To engage in economic cooperation.
4. (law jargon, transitive) To obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness.

Example Sentences

In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.

Word Forms

• cooperates
• cooperating
• cooperated
• co-operate

Synonyms for cooperate

Depending on context, synonyms include coact, coadjute, co-op, liaise, collaborate, get together.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include collaborate, get together, cooperative, cooperatively, collaborative, cooperation.

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