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- pronunciation:
- ku
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cooperates, cooperating, cooperated |
| definition 1: |
to work with others, esp. for a common purpose.
Several nations cooperated in the relief effort.- synonyms:
- chip in, collaborate, concur, pitch in, team up, unite
- similar words:
- conspire, contribute, coordinate, join in, pull one's weight
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| definition 2: |
to work well together or to act in accordance with the direction of another.
The two are always at odds and just can't cooperate with each other.They were arrested for refusing to cooperate with the police.- antonyms:
- resist
- similar words:
- acquiesce, comply
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| related words: |
band, converge, help, organize, participate, share, side, team |
adverb + (v.)cooperate
actively, allegedly, reportedly, voluntarily, willingly
(v.)cooperate
+ adverb
closely, extensively, fully, militarily
(v.)cooperate
+ noun
authority,
captor,
counsel,
defendant,
enforcement,
extent,
government,
inquiry,
inspection,
inspector,
investigation,
investigator,
mentor,
police,
probe,
prosecution,
prosecutor,
regulator,
rival,
teacher,
tribunal,
witness
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The word cooperate
contains the following parts:
co-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix co-
is a reduced form of com- often used before roots beginning with vowels, such as "ax" and "ev." It is also used with existing English words to indicate a role of fellowship (coworker) or that something is done together (cowrite) See com-.
Example words:
coalesce, coalition, coauthor, coaxial, coeducation, coeval, coexist, cohere, coherent, coincide, cooperate, coterminous
oper
Latin
root
that means to work
Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
abbreviate, abdicate, abnegate, accelerate, accommodate, accumulate, activate, adequate, adjudicate, administrate, administrative, administrator, advocate, aerate, affiliate, agglomerate, agglutinate, aggravate, agitate, alienate, allocate, alternate, animate, annihilate, annotate, arrogate, aspirate, assimilate, associate, calibrate, capitulate, cerebrate, circulate, collaborate, collocate, commemorate, complicate, concentrate, congregate, consecrate, consummate, cooperate, coordinate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, decimate, dedicate, dehydrate, deliberate, derogate, desecrate, dictate, disintegrate, dislocate, dissimulate, dissociate, divagate, domesticate, dominate, donate, duplicate, educate, elaborate, elevate, elongate, elucidate, emasculate, emigrate, enervate, enunciate, equate, equivocate, eradicate, evacuate, exasperate, exfoliate, expurgate, fluctuate, formulate, generate, gradate, graduate, gyrate, illuminate, illustrate, implicate, incorporate, indoctrinate, innovate, interpellate, interrogate, irradiate, irrigate, legislate, liberate, locate, mediate, motivate, narrate, navigate, negate, nominate, obliterate, operate, orate, originate, ovulate, palpate, participate, placate, populate, prognosticate, proliferate, radiate, regulate, resonate, rotate, segregate, simulate, subjugate, terminate, vacate, validate, contraindicate
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