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C/Cooperate
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Visual memory aid for Cooperate

Cooperate

To work jointly with others toward a common goal; to assist or participate willingly in a shared endeavor.

verb
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Imagine This

Imagine a team of students from different clubs pooling their skills to organize a school fundraiser, sharing ideas, dividing tasks, and helping one another every step of the way.

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Sounds Like

koh-OP-uh-rayt

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Looks Like

cooperate visually looks like co-operate, built from 'co-' (together) + 'operate' (to work)

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Remember This

Cooperate is often followed by with (cooperate with someone) or on (cooperate on a project). It sits near collaborate in meaning, but can emphasize mutual aid and compliance in tasks as well as joint creation.

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Other Forms

cooperationnoun
cooperativeadjective
cooperatornoun
cooperativelyadverb
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Connect With

collaborate, team up, work together, coordinate, assist

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Note

Use cooperate to describe voluntary, collaborative effort. Do not confuse with comply (to obey) or contend (to argue). Also note the common phrasal constructions: 'cooperate with' and 'cooperate on/with a project.'

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