Collaborate

 WORD OF THE DAY

collaborate / verb / kuh-LAB-uh-rayt

Definition
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 suspected of collaborating with the enemy
3: to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected

Examples
"He is interested in teaching students how to collaborate on productions and expand their film knowledge."
— Paris Barraza, The Iowa City Press-Citizen, 5 Jan. 2022

States and utilities must actively identify the need for new transmission, collaborate on regional plans, and seek community input on siting.
— Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022

Did You Know?
The Latin prefix com-, meaning "with, together, or jointly," is a bit of a chameleon—it has a tricky habit of changing its appearance depending on what it's next to.
If the word it precedes begins with "l," com- becomes col-.
In the case of collaborate, com- teamed up with laborare ("to labor") to form Late Latin collaborare ("to labor together").
Colleague, collect, and collide are a few more examples of the com- to col- transformation. Other descendants of laborare in English include elaborate, laboratory, and labor itself.