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cooperate definition

co·oper·ate or co-operate co-op′erate′ (kō äp′ər āt′)

intransitive verb cooperated -·at′ed, cooperating -·at′·ing

  1. to act or work together with another or others for a common purpose
  2. to combine so as to produce an effect
  3. to engage in economic cooperation

Etymology: < LL cooperatus, pp. of cooperari, to work together < L co-, with + operari, to work < opus (gen. operis), work: see opus

Also coöperate co·öp′·er·ate′

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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