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Definition of collaborate

collaborate

/kəˈlæbəˌreɪt/
col · lab · o · rate
Adverb:collaboratively
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Adjective:collaborative
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Past Simple:collaborated
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Past Participle:collaborated
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Present Participle:collaborating
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collaborate Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To work jointly with another person or group on an activity, project, or intellectual endeavor.

Example

"Researchers from three universities decided to collaborate on the climate study."

2

To cooperate traitorously with an enemy force that is occupying one's country.

Example

"After the war, several officials were prosecuted for choosing to collaborate with the occupying regime."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Do not confuse 'collaborate' (to work together jointly) with 'corroborate' (to confirm or give support to a statement or finding).

• Rhymes for collaborate

• Nearby Words

coliseum
colitis
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collaboration
collaborationist
collaborative

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 19th century from Late Latin collaboratus, the past participle of collaborare ('to work with'), formed from com- ('with, together') and laborare ('to work'). The pejorative political sense of cooperating with an occupying enemy entered English from French during World War II.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Collaborate. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/collaborate
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