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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When the weather cooperates, snag a seat outdoors for prime people-watching opportunities.
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Gabriel, however, has done everything possible to abandon it besides occasionally cooperating on a project like the recent ATMOS remix of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Botswana strengthened diplomatic ties with Moscow and invited Russian investors to cooperate on mining and mineral processing, part of efforts to combat plummeting revenues from its staple diamond mining industry.
—semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
When the weather cooperates, snag a seat outdoors for prime people-watching opportunities.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Gabriel, however, has done everything possible to abandon it besides occasionally cooperating on a project like the recent ATMOS remix of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperate. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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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