collaborate

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from collaborator, from French collaborateur, or else modeled on French collaborer or directly from Late Latin collabōrātus, past participle of collabōrāre. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, /kəˈlæb.ɹeɪt/ Hyphenation: col‧lab‧or‧ate === Verb === collaborate (third-person singular simple present collaborates, present participle collaborating, simple past and past participle collaborated) To work together with others to achieve a common goal. To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== collaborator collaboration collaborative ==== Translations ==== === References === “collaborate”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “collaborate”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "collaborate" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006. "collaborate" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== collaborate inflection of collaborare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== collaborate f pl feminine plural of collaborato == Latin == === Verb === collabōrāte second-person plural present active imperative of collabōrō