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Meaning of collaborate in English
Pronunciation
/kəˈlæbəˌreɪt/
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Verb
collaborate
Etymology
late 19th century: from Latin collaborat-‘worked with’, from the verb collaborare, from col-‘together’ + laborare‘to work’
Definitions
1.
work together on a common enterprise of project
Examples
« The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well »
« We joined forces with another research group »
2.
cooperate as a traitor
Examples
« he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris »