Dictionary

collaborate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kəˈlæb.ɹeɪt/
• /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/
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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.

Meanings

1. To work together with others to achieve a common goal.
   • Wikipedia is a website where anyone can collaborate.
   • Let's collaborate on this project, and get it finished faster.
2. To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.
   • If you collaborate with the occupying forces, you will be shot.

Forms

Deriveds

outcollaborate · collaboratory

Relateds

collaborator · collaborative · collaboration

Synonyms

liaise

Translations (96)

de zusammenarbeiten (to work together on a piece of work) · th ร่วมมือ (to work together on a piece of work) · it collaborare (to cooperate treasonably) · th ประสานงาน (to work together on a piece of work) · ang efnwyrċan (to work together on a piece of work) · cmn 合作 (to work together on a piece of work) · ko 공동으로 일하다 (to work together on a piece of work) · de mit dem Feind zusammenarbeiten (to cooperate treasonably) · da samarbejde (to cooperate treasonably) · ru коопери́ровать (to work together on a piece of work) · et koostööd tegema (to work together on a piece of work) · lt drauge dirbti (to work together on a piece of work) · es colaborar (to work together on a piece of work) · sl kolaborirati (to cooperate treasonably) · it collaborare (to work together on a piece of work) · no kollaborere (to cooperate treasonably) · da samarbejde (to work together on a piece of work) · yi צוזאַמענאַרבעטן (to work together on a piece of work) · yi מיטאַרבעטן (to work together on a piece of work) · he שיתף פעולה (to cooperate treasonably) · pt colaborar (to work together on a piece of work) · cmn 通敵 /通敌 (to cooperate treasonably) · pl kolaborować (to cooperate treasonably) · is vinna saman (to work together on a piece of work) · bg сътруднича (to work together on a piece of work) · id berkolaborasi (to work together on a piece of work) · lt kolaboruoti (to cooperate treasonably) · no samarbeide (to work together on a piece of work) · oc collaborar (to work together on a piece of work) · lv līdzdarboties (to work together on a piece of work) · sv kollaborera (to cooperate treasonably) · ko 협력하다 (to cooperate treasonably) · fr collaborer (to work together on a piece of work) · ar تَعاوَنُ مَعَ العَدُوّ (to cooperate treasonably) · sk kolaborovať (to cooperate treasonably) · lv sadarboties (to work together on a piece of work) · qu haymay (to work together on a piece of work) · eo kunlabori (to work together on a piece of work) · uk співпрацюва́ти (to work together on a piece of work) · ro colabora (to cooperate treasonably) · el συνεργάζομαι (to work together on a piece of work) · id berkhianat (to cooperate treasonably) · no samarbeide (med fienden) (to cooperate treasonably) · sl sodelovati (to work together on a piece of work) · sv samarbeta (to cooperate treasonably) · id kerjasama (to work together on a piece of work) · lt bendradarbiauti (to cooperate treasonably) · ru сотру́дничать (to work together on a piece of work) · sv samverka (to work together on a piece of work) · fi tehdä yhteistyötä (to work together on a piece of work) · hu kollaborál (to cooperate treasonably) · cs kolaborovat (to cooperate treasonably) · fi olla yhteistoiminnassa (to cooperate treasonably) · cs spolupracovat (to work together on a piece of work) · sv samarbeta (to work together on a piece of work) · ca col·laborar (to work together on a piece of work) · ja 共同して働く (to work together on a piece of work) · is vinna með (to cooperate treasonably) · ru сотру́дничать с враго́м (to cooperate treasonably) · he שיתף פעולה (to work together on a piece of work) · cmn 勾結 /勾结 (to cooperate treasonably) · es colaborar (to cooperate treasonably) · nl samenwerken (to work together on a piece of work) · hu összejátszik (to cooperate treasonably) · mi mahitahi (to work together on a piece of work) · cmn 協作 /协作 (to work together on a piece of work) · fo at samstarva (to work together on a piece of work) · es coadyuvar (to work together on a piece of work) · ug ھەمكارلاشماق (to work together on a piece of work) · az ənşişmək (to work together on a piece of work) · sh сурађивати (to work together on a piece of work) · cmn 配合 (to work together on a piece of work) · el συνεργάζομαι (to cooperate treasonably) · lv sadarboties (ar ienaidnieku) (to cooperate treasonably) · az əməkdaşlıq etmək (to work together on a piece of work) · ja 協力する (to work together on a piece of work) · pt colaborar (to cooperate treasonably) · bg колаборирам (to cooperate treasonably) · nl collaboreren (to cooperate treasonably) · da kollaborere (to cooperate treasonably) · tr birlikte çalışmak (to work together on a piece of work) · eo kunagi (to work together on a piece of work) · ar تَعَاوَنَ (to work together on a piece of work) · ro colabora (to work together on a piece of work) · sh сарађивати (to work together on a piece of work) · hu közösen/együtt dolgozik (to work together on a piece of work) · hu együttműködik (to work together on a piece of work) · pl współpracować (to work together on a piece of work) · ja 協力する (to cooperate treasonably) · et kollaboreerima (to cooperate treasonably) · fi olla yhteistyössä (to cooperate treasonably) · de kollaborieren (to cooperate treasonably) · sk spolupracovať (to work together on a piece of work) · tr işbirliği yapmak (to cooperate treasonably) · io kunlaborar (to work together on a piece of work) · fr collaborer (to cooperate treasonably)