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collaborate

col·lab·o·rate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-lab-uh-reyt]
    • /kəˈlæb əˌreɪt/
    • /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-lab-uh-reyt]
    • /kəˈlæb əˌreɪt/

Definitions of collaborate word

  • verb collaborate When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research. 3
  • verb collaborate If someone collaborates with an enemy that is occupying their country during a war, they help them. 3
  • verb collaborate to work with another or others on a joint project 3
  • verb collaborate to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country 3
  • intransitive verb collaborate to work together, esp. in some literary, artistic, or scientific undertaking 3
  • intransitive verb collaborate to cooperate with an enemy invader 3

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Origin of collaborate

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < Late Latin collabōrātus (past participle of collabōrāre), equivalent to col- col-1 + labor work + -ātus -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Collaborate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

collaborate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

collaborate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for collaborate

verb collaborate

  • collude — If one person colludes with another, they co-operate with them secretly or illegally.
  • participate — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
  • conspire — If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
  • cooperate — If you cooperate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people cooperate.
  • concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.

Antonyms for collaborate

verb collaborate

  • divorce — a divorced man.
  • disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.

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