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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Meanwhile, the city jail in New Orleans, under longstanding oversight from a federal judge, does not cooperate with ICE under most circumstances, and its police department views immigration enforcement as a civil matter outside its jurisdiction, the AP reported.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Both drivers remained at the scene to cooperate with the investigation, deputies said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
The family has cooperated fully with law-enforcement in their ongoing efforts to locate Travis.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2025
Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya, founded as the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has cooperated with Hamas and Hezbollah, maintaining infrastructure in southern Lebanon and along the Syria-Lebanon border.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Both drivers remained at the scene to cooperate with the investigation, deputies said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
The family has cooperated fully with law-enforcement in their ongoing efforts to locate Travis.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2025
Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya, founded as the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has cooperated with Hamas and Hezbollah, maintaining infrastructure in southern Lebanon and along the Syria-Lebanon border.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooperate
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperate. Accessed 2 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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