COOPERATE


Meaning of COOPERATE in English

co ‧ op ‧ e ‧ rate AC BrE AmE ( also co-operate British English ) /kəʊˈɒpəreɪt $ koʊˈɑːp-/ verb [intransitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ operation , ↑ cooperation , ↑ operative , ↑ cooperative , ↑ operator ; adjective : ↑ operational , ↑ operative , ↑ cooperative ≠ ↑ uncooperative ; verb : ↑ operate , ↑ cooperate ; adverb : ↑ operationally , ↑ cooperatively ]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ cooperation , ↑ cooperative ; verb : ↑ cooperate ; adverb : ↑ cooperatively ≠ UNCOOPERATIVELY ; adjective : ↑ cooperative ≠ ↑ uncooperative ]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: past participle of cooperari , from Latin co- ( ⇨ ↑ co- ) + operari 'to work' ]

1 . to work with someone else to achieve something that you both want

cooperate in/on

The two universities are to cooperate in the development of a new industrial process.

They agreed to co-operate with Brazil on a programme to protect the rain forests.

cooperate with

Lions cooperate with each other when hunting game.

As chairman I was anxious to co-operate with Mr Baker as far as possible.

The church seeks to cooperate closely with local schools.

cooperate to do something

Both sides agreed to co-operate to prevent illegal fishing in the area.

2 . to do what someone wants you to do

cooperate with

I advised my client to cooperate fully with the police.

If you refuse to co-operate, I’ll kill you.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.