Main Entry:: col·lab·o·rate
Pronunciation:: \kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt\
Function:: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: col·lab·o·rat·ed; col·lab·o·rat·ing
Etymology:: Late Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor — more at labor
Date:: 1871

1 : to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor 2 : to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force 3 : to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected

— col·lab·o·ra·tion

\-ˌla-bə-ˈrā-shən\ noun

— col·lab·o·ra·tive

\-ˈla-bə-ˌrā-tiv, -b(ə-)rə-\ adjective or noun

— col·lab·o·ra·tive·ly

\-lē\ adverb

— col·lab·o·ra·tor

\-ˈla-bə-ˌrā-tər\ noun

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