collaborate
[ kuh-lab-uh-reyt ]
/ kəˈlæb əˌreɪt /
verb (used without object), col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing.
to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
to cooperate, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, especially with an enemy occupying one's country: He collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
Origin of collaborate
SYNONYMS FOR collaborate
OTHER WORDS FROM collaborate
col·lab·o·ra·tor, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH collaborate
collaborate corroborateWords nearby collaborate
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British Dictionary definitions for collaborator
collaborate
/ (kəˈlæbəˌreɪt) /
verb (intr)
(often foll by on, with, etc)
to work with another or others on a joint project
to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country
Derived forms of collaborate
collaborative, adjective collaborator, nounWord Origin for collaborate
C19: from Late Latin
collabōrāre, from Latin
com- together +
labōrāre to work