Definition of COLLABORATING (original) (raw)

intransitive verb

: to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor

An international team of scientists collaborated on the study.

: to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force

suspected of collaborating with the enemy

: to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected

The two schools collaborate on library services.

collaborative

adjective or noun

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The Latin prefix com-, meaning "with, together, or jointly," is a bit of a chameleon—it has a tricky habit of changing its appearance depending on what it's next to. If the word it precedes begins with l, com- becomes col- (as in colleague, collect, and collide). In the case of collaborate, com- teamed up with laborare ("to labor") to form Late Latin collaborare ("to labor together").

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Examples of collaborate in a Sentence

The two companies agreed to collaborate. He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.

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And designer Jennifer Behr has collaborated with New York Vintage to do exactly that. —Paige Stables, Allure, 3 Nov. 2024 What will be key to success is executives who are leading any functional or business organization collaborating amongst themselves and with their technology partners to envision and create use cases that will grow their businesses. —Billee Howard, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Star Margot Robbie collaborated with her stylist Andrew Mukamal to recreate some of the Barbie doll’s best looks over the decades for last summer’s hit film. —Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Potential Energy Coalition, a non-profit marketing firm that works on climate change, collaborated with We Mean Business on some research into this topic, and their findings suggest a different way forward. —Justin Worland, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for collaborate