collaborate

/kə'læbəreit/
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collaborate

Two students collaborate on a science project at a library table.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To work jointly with others or together, especially in an intellectual endeavor: To cooperate with others on a project or task, often implying a shared goal and combined effort.
    • To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupying one's country: To willingly assist an enemy force or hostile power, often against one's own nation or group.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb (General Cooperation):
    • The two companies agreed to collaborate on developing the new software.
    • Scientists from different countries collaborate to solve global challenges.
  • Verb (Treacherous Cooperation):
    • Historical records show that some citizens chose to collaborate with the occupying forces.
    • He was accused of collaborating with the enemy during the war.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • "Collaborate on something": To work together on a specific thing.
    • The authors collaborated on a series of research papers.
  • "Collaborate with someone": To work jointly with a person or group.
    • The museum collaborated with a local university for the exhibition.
  • The word often carries a neutral or positive connotation in academic, artistic, and professional contexts. Its negative, treasonous meaning is specific to contexts of war, occupation, or betrayal.
Variants and Related Words
  • Collaboration (n): The act or process of collaborating.
    • The project was a successful collaboration between design and engineering teams.
  • Collaborative (adj): Involving or done by two or more parties working together.
    • The team has a highly collaborative work culture.
  • Collaborator (n):
    • A person who works jointly on an activity or project.
      • She was a key collaborator on the film.
    • A person who cooperates treasonably with an enemy.
      • The collaborators were tried after the war.
Synonyms
  • Cooperate: To work or act together for a common purpose.
  • Team up: To join with another person or group to work together.
  • Work together: A more general phrase for joint effort.
  • Conspire (for the negative sense): To secretly plan with others to do something unlawful or harmful.
Antonyms
  • Work alone: To work independently.
  • Oppose: To be against or resist.
  • Defy (for the negative sense): To openly resist or refuse to obey.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "In collaboration with": A formal phrase indicating a joint effort.
    • This report was published in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
  • "Collaborative effort": Work achieved by people cooperating.
    • The rescue was a massive collaborative effort.
collaborate

Two students collaborate on a science project at a library table.

Verb
  1. cooperate as a traitor
    • he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris
  2. work together on a common enterprise of project
    • The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
    • We joined forces with another research group

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