COLLABORATE

collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together

(verb) 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

(verb) cooperate as a traitor; “he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

To work together with others to achieve a common goal.

To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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