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