| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | col·lab·o·rate |
| PRONUNCIATION: | k -l b -r t |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing, col·lab·o·rates 1. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort. 2. To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin collab r re, collab r t- : Latin com-, com- + Latin lab r re, to work (from labor, toil). | | OTHER FORMS: | col·lab o·ra tion NOUN col·lab o·ra tive ADJECTIVE col·lab o·ra tor NOUN
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