cooperate
verb
co·op·er·ate
kō-ˈä-pə-ˌrāt 
cooperated; cooperating; cooperates
1
: to act or work with another or others : act together or in compliance
refused to cooperate with the police
2
: to associate with another or others for mutual benefit
nations cooperating to fight terrorism
Examples of cooperate in a Sentence
It will be much easier if everyone cooperates.
Several organizations cooperated in the relief efforts.
The country agreed to cooperate with the other nations on the trade agreement.
The mother asked the child to put on his pajamas, but the child refused to cooperate.
Witnesses were willing to cooperate.
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Prosecutors further claim Moore sent multiple text messages and made phone calls that prompted the woman to report the situation to the university and cooperate with its investigation.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
And the school again backed its head coach in August of this year, when Moore was handed a two-year show cause for his failure to cooperate in the Stallions investigation, but kept his job.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The victim then went to the university and cooperated with an investigation.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
According to a statement from the city of North Little Rock, Hartwick is fully cooperating with authorities regarding the matter.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
And the school again backed its head coach in August of this year, when Moore was handed a two-year show cause for his failure to cooperate in the Stallions investigation, but kept his job.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
The victim then went to the university and cooperated with an investigation.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
According to a statement from the city of North Little Rock, Hartwick is fully cooperating with authorities regarding the matter.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperate. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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cooperate
verb
co·op·er·ate
kō-ˈäp-(ə-)ˌrāt
cooperated; cooperating
: to act, work, or associate with others so as to get something done
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