COOPERATE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

cooperate

verb

kō-ˈä-pə-ˌrāt

Definition of cooperate

as in to collaborate

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer

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as in to unite

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs

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Recent Examples of cooperate The district is cooperating with law enforcement, officials said. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The government’s case against Banks relies heavily on cooperating witnesses. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 According to the release, all three cooperated with investigators and were later released. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Jefferies said the company will continue to cooperate fully with the board. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cooperate

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Ramya collaborated with Lotus Bloom and her friend Sandy Gill to customize a Papa Don’t Preach lehenga.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
The pair collaborated on the track for the band’s third studio album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, and last performed it together in 2020 during a live performance recorded on the rooftop of Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of collaborate

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Data center backlash is also uniting people from across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
At home several center-right parties initially declined to join his coalition, illustrating the challenge of uniting the broader Brazilian right behind his candidacy.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at the history of adobe, and how ancient adobe materials are being merged with 3-D printing techniques.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The backstory The hotel opened in 1986 as the Tokyo ANA Hotel, timed to the airline's debut as an international carrier, and took the InterContinental name in 2007 after ANA's hotel business merged with IHG.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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