Main Entry: col·lab·o·rate
Pronunciation: k&-'la-b&-"rAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -rat·ed; -rat·ing
Etymology: Late Latin collaboratus, past participle of collaborare to labor together, from Latin com- + laborare to labor -- more at LABOR
1 : to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
2 : to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force
3 : to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected
- col·lab·o·ra·tion /-"la-b&-'rA-sh&n/ noun
- col·lab·o·ra·tive /-'la-b&-"rA-tiv, -b(&-)r&-/ adjective or noun
- col·lab·o·ra·tive·ly /-lE/ adverb
- col·lab·o·ra·tor /-'la-b&-"rA-t&r/ noun
Been hearing this a lot at work...we often think in our situation that definition #2 may be more accurate (just our enemy, not the nation's!)
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