Pronunciation: k ə - ' la-b ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -rat · ed ; -rat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor ― more at LABOR
Date: 1871
1 : to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
2 : to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force
3 : to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected
– col · lab · o · ra · tion \ - ˌ la-b ə - ' r ā -sh ə n \ noun
– col · lab · o · ra · tive \ - ' la-b ə - ˌ r ā -tiv, -b( ə -)r ə - \ adjective or noun
– col · lab · o · ra · tive · ly \ -l ē \ adverb
– col · lab · o · ra · tor \ - ' la-b ə - ˌ r ā -t ə r \ noun