interoperate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos Proto-Italic *opos Latin opus Latin opera Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin operātusder. English operate English interoperate From inter- (“between, mutual”) + operate (“work”).
Meanings
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(intransitive) To work reliably with another system.
It took weeks to get the two email systems to interoperate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| interoperates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| interoperating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| interoperated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| interoperated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
interop · interoperable · interoperability · interoperation · non-interoperable
Translations (1)
ru функционировать совме́стно (to work reliably with another system)