cooperate (redirected from cooperates)

co·op·er·ate  (k-p-rt)

intr.v. co·op·er·at·ed, co·op·er·at·ing, co·op·er·ates

1. To work or act together toward a common end or purpose.

2. To acquiesce willingly; be compliant: asked the child to cooperate and go to bed.

3. To form an association for common, usually economic, benefit: When buyers cooperate, they can make large wholesale purchases at a discount.

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[Late Latin cooperr, coopert- : Latin co-, co- + operr, to work (from opus, oper-, work; see op- in Indo-European roots).]

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co·oper·ator n.

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cooperate, co-operate [kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt]

vb (intr)

1. to work or act together

2. to be of assistance or be willing to assist

3. (Economics) Economics (of firms, workers, consumers, etc.) to engage in economic cooperation

[from Late Latin cooperārī to work with, combine, from Latin operārī to work]

cooperator , co-operator n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cooperate - work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" collaborate, join forces, get together work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" collaborate - cooperate as a traitor; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris" go along, play along - cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment"

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cooperate

verb

1. work together, collaborate, coordinate, join forces, conspire, concur, pull together, pool resources, combine your efforts The two parties are cooperating more than they have done in years.
work together fight, struggle, be in opposition conflict, contend

2. help, contribute to, assist, go along with, aid, pitch in, abet, play ball (informal), lend a helping hand He agreed to cooperate with the police investigation.
help fight, prevent, oppose, resist, hamstring, hamper, thwart, hinder, struggle against, obstruct, impede, stymie, put the mockers on (informal)

Translations

cooperate [kəʊˈɒpəreɪt] VI → cooperar, colaborar
to cooperate with sb (in sth/to do sth) → cooperar con algn(en algo/para hacer algo)

cooperate

vi → kooperieren, zusammenarbeiten; (= go along with, not be awkward) → mitmachen; to cooperate toward(s) a common end → auf ein gemeinsames Ziel hinarbeiten; even the weather cooperated in making it a day to remember → auch das Wetter trug dazu bei, es zu einem denkwürdigen Tag zu machen; if the weather cooperates → wenn das Wetter mitmacht

cooperate [kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt] vi to cooperate (with sb in or on sth/to do sth) → cooperare (con qn in qc/per fare qc), collaborare (con qn in qc/per fare qc)
will he cooperate? → sarà disposto a collaborare?

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cooperate [kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt] vi to cooperate (with sb in or on sth/to do sth) → cooperare (con qn in qc/per fare qc), collaborare (con qn in qc/per fare qc)
will he cooperate? → sarà disposto a collaborare?