collaborate

C1 Topic:Work & Careers

US /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #19151

Meanings

1

verb
To work together with others to achieve a shared goal.

The two companies collaborated on the new software.
2

verb
To cooperate with an enemy that is occupying your country.

He was accused of collaborating with the occupying forces.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to work together with... get together

More liaise

Word family

Forms collaboratedcollaboratescollaborating

Derived forms collaboratory

Related forms collaboration collaborative collaborator

Etymology

Back-formation from collaborator, from French collaborateur, or else modeled on French collaborer or directly from Late Latin collabōrātus, past participle of collabōrāre. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.

collaborateur French

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Topics

Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives

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# collaborate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 19151

## Meanings
1. To work together with others to achieve a shared goal.
2. To cooperate with an enemy that is occupying your country.

## Examples
- The two companies collaborated on the new software.
- He was accused of collaborating with the occupying forces.

## Synonyms
- liaise

## Derived Forms
- collaboratory

## Related Forms
- collaboration
- collaborative
- collaborator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: collaborateur
- Affix: col- - with

## Etymology
Back-formation from collaborator, from French collaborateur, or else modeled on French collaborer or directly from Late Latin collabōrātus, past participle of collabōrāre. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.

## AI Etymology
Collaborate is a back-formation from collaborator, from French collaborateur, or else modeled on French collaborer or directly from Late Latin collabōrātus, past participle of collabōrāre. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan. A key historical form is French collaborateur. In present-day use, it can mean to work together with others to achieve a shared goal, or to cooperate with an enemy that is occupying your country. Derived formations include collaboratory.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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