collaborate
verb
col·lab·o·rate kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt 
collaborated; collaborating
intransitive verb
1
: to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
An international team of scientists collaborated on the study.
2
: to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force
suspected of collaborating with the enemy
3
: to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected
The two schools collaborate on library services.
collaboration
kə-ˌla-bə-ˈrā-shən
noun collaborative adjective or noun
kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrā-tiv
-b(ə-)rə- collaboratively
kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrā-tiv-lē
adverb -b(ə-)rə-
Did you know?
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").
Synonyms
- band (together)
- concert
- concur
- conjoin
- conspire
- cooperate
- join
- league
- team (up)
- unite
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The two companies agreed to collaborate. He was suspected of collaborating with the occupying army.
Recent Examples on the Web Redemptionism convinced white Americans living outside the South, including, but not limited to, Republicans, to collaborate in the shaping of a new national political order based on racial oppression. 
Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The opportunity now is to collaborate with my colleagues, with the stylists. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 One of their more concentrated goals is to collaborate with local tour companies and independent businesses, while also partnering with content creators and online influencers in the travel movement. Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Live streams have shifted the way content creators and brands communicate and collaborate. Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2022 Organizations must acquire or develop team members who can communicate and collaborate with various departments. Ameesh Divatia, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Troye Sivan is down to collaborate with the BTS boys — two of them, to be exact. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 13 May 2022 Work more efficiently and sustainably with Elastic Suite as your e-commerce partner by allowing sales reps and retailers to communicate and collaborate 365 days a year. Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2022 Afro Con is all of that on a larger scale to give these unique individuals an opportunity to network, collaborate and begin to innovate beyond our imagination. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 See More
Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The opportunity now is to collaborate with my colleagues, with the stylists. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 One of their more concentrated goals is to collaborate with local tour companies and independent businesses, while also partnering with content creators and online influencers in the travel movement. Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Live streams have shifted the way content creators and brands communicate and collaborate. Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2022 Organizations must acquire or develop team members who can communicate and collaborate with various departments. Ameesh Divatia, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Troye Sivan is down to collaborate with the BTS boys — two of them, to be exact. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 13 May 2022 Work more efficiently and sustainably with Elastic Suite as your e-commerce partner by allowing sales reps and retailers to communicate and collaborate 365 days a year. Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2022 Afro Con is all of that on a larger scale to give these unique individuals an opportunity to network, collaborate and begin to innovate beyond our imagination. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Late Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor — more at labor
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
collaborate
verb
col·lab·o·rate kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt
collaborated; collaborating
1
: to work with others (as in writing a book)
2
: to cooperate with an enemy force that has taken over a person's country
Legal Definition
collaborate
intransitive verb
col·lab·o·rate kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt
collaborated; collaborating
: to work jointly with others in some endeavor
collaborative
adjective
as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group a culture in which the raising of children is regarded as a collaborative endeavor for a whole village Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- collective
- joint
- combined
- cooperative
- communal
- mutual
- shared
- concerted
- united
- public
- multiple
- conjoint
- pooled
- reciprocal
- synergistic
- bilateral
- common
- symbiotic
- consensual
- generic
- general
- synergic
- conjunct
- two-way
- mass
- popular
- universal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- individual
- personal
- single
- private
- exclusive
- solitary
- unilateral
- independent
- one-man
- sole
- several
- one-sided
- separate
- one-way
- specialized
- special
- particular
- esoteric