collaborate

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English

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Etymology

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Back-formation from collaborator, from French collaborateur, or else modeled on French collaborer or directly from Late Latin collabōrātus, past participle of collabōrāre.[1] Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, /kəˈlæb.ɹeɪt/
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  • Hyphenation: col‧lab‧or‧ate

Verb

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collaborate (third-person singular simple present collaborates, present participle collaborating, simple past and past participle collaborated)

  1. To work together with others to achieve a common goal.
    Let's collaborate on this project, and get it finished faster.
    Wikipedia is a website where anyone can collaborate.
  2. To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.
    If you collaborate with the occupying forces, you will be shot.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “collaborate (v.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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collaborate

  1. inflection of collaborare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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collaborate f pl

  1. feminine plural of collaborato

Latin

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Verb

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collabōrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of collabōrō