cooperate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.

   In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.

2. 2
   verb

   to work together on a common enterprise of project

3. 3
   verb

   To allow for mutual unobstructed action.

4. 4
   verb

   To function in harmony, side by side.

5. 5
   verb

   To engage in economic cooperation.

6. 6
   verb

   To obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness.

Etymology

Originated 1595–1605 from Late Latin cooperātus, perfect passive participle of cooperor (“to work with”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Equivalent to co- + operate. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.