collaborate

verb

kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt How to pronounce collaborate (audio)
Definition of collaboratenext
as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end a trio of museums collaborated to mount this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit of van Gogh's major portraits

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Recent Examples of collaborate Throughout the evening, guests were invited to enjoy a series of cocktails and four different expressions of The Balvenie, which recently collaborated with artist Daniel Arsham on a special case for The 1931 Collection. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Bonami has collaborated with the V-A-C Foundation for over fifteen years. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026 NextEra Energy and Google are collaborating to restart Duane Arnold by early 2029. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Ives said the Roadster shows how Tesla and SpaceX can collaborate. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collaborate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborate
  1. cooperate
  2. unite
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  • The driver was cooperating with officers, said Moses, the police captain.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The time is right, but the weather might not cooperate as SpaceX has lined up a predawn launch Monday that could offer viewers another serving of space jellyfish.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperate
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  • That pulse crushes the fuel, driving its atoms to unite and release their own huge amount of energy, whose nature and effects scientists can study.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Cybersecurity, older and more diffuse, is united by a culture of cynicism, pragmatism, and dark humor.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of unite

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“Collaborate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborate. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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