Word Study
collaborate
CIDE DICTIONARY
collaborate, v. i.
- to work together with another toward a common goal, especially in an intellectual endeavor; as, four chemists collaborated on the synthesis of the compound; three authors collaborated in writing the book. [PJC]
- to willingly cooperate with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
collaborate, v.intr. (often foll. by with)
1 work jointly, esp. in a literary or artistic production.
2 cooperate traitorously with an enemy.
1 work jointly, esp. in a literary or artistic production.
2 cooperate traitorously with an enemy.
Derivative
collaboration n. collaborationist n. & adj. collaborative adj. collaborator n.
Etymology
L collaborare collaborat- (as COM-, laborare work)
THESAURUS
collaborate
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