cooperate
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co·op·er·ate
(kō-ŏp'ə-rāt') 
intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
- To work or act together toward a common end or purpose.
- To acquiesce willingly; be compliant: asked the child to cooperate and go to bed.
- To form an association for common, usually economic, benefit: When buyers cooperate, they can make large wholesale purchases at a discount.
[Late Latin cooperārī, cooperāt- : Latin co-, co- + operārī, to work (from opus, oper-, work).]
cooperator co·op'er·a'tor n.Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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cooperate
v
Definition: aid, assist
Antonyms: block, delay, disturb, encumber, handicap, hinder, impede, obstruct, prevent, stop
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IN BRIEF: To work together to get something done.
If we cooperate, the house will be built faster.
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Cooperate
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - samarbejde, medvirke
Nederlands (Dutch)
samenwerken, meewerken
Français (French)
v. intr. - coopérer (à, pour, pour faire)
Deutsch (German)
v. - zusammenarbeiten, kooperieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνεργάζομαι, συμπράττω
Italiano (Italian)
cooperare, collaborare, contribuire, concorrere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - cooperar
Русский (Russian)
помогать, содействовать
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - cooperar, colaborar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - samarbeta, samverka
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
合作, 协作, 配合
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 合作, 協作, 配合
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 협력하다, 서로 도움이 되다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتعاون, تعاون مع
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - שיתף פעולה
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