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verb
Third Person
collaborates
Present Participle
collaborating
Past Tense
collaborated
Past Participle
collaborated
1
to work with someone else in order to create something or reach the same goal
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- The researchers collaborated on a groundbreaking study in neuroscience.
- Artists from different backgrounds collaborated on a mural for the community center.
- We need to collaborate with our colleagues to finalize the project proposal.
- The two companies decided to collaborate on developing a new software application.
- Teachers and parents collaborated to organize a successful school fundraiser.
Synonyms:
2
to secretly work with an enemy
- He was accused of collaborating with the enemy during the war.
- She faced charges for collaborating with foreign agents.
- Several officials were found to have collaborated with the invaders.
- The resistance discovered a group collaborating with the occupation forces.
- Collaborating with the enemy can have serious legal consequences.