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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The nightclub owner also vowed to cooperate with an investigation spearheaded by a Dominican Republic committee, which reportedly includes local and international experts and investigators.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Products from Cambodia would face duties of more than 3,500% because its producers elected not to cooperate with the U.S. probe.
—Nichola Groom, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Edwardian Britain cooperated with its colonial rivals France and Russia to join forces against imperial Germany.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Uribe himself pleaded guilty to bribery charges and cooperated with prosecutors.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Products from Cambodia would face duties of more than 3,500% because its producers elected not to cooperate with the U.S. probe.
—Nichola Groom, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Edwardian Britain cooperated with its colonial rivals France and Russia to join forces against imperial Germany.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Uribe himself pleaded guilty to bribery charges and cooperated with prosecutors.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 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 11 May. 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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