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
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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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In November, the Chicago Public Schools' Board of Education passed a resolution stating that schools would not cooperate with ICE in enforcing immigration laws.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers from both parties, who passed the law in April, fear TikTok could cooperate with the Chinese government to use the app for spying or nefarious data collection.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
As Democrats and progressive activists reach the acceptance phase of their political grief, there is less uniformity in confronting or cooperating with the returning Trump administration.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Tsao said the redefined terms of Immigration Officer and Immigration Detainer could be applied to the National Guard and the military and that Evanston authorities would be prohibited from cooperating with them.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers from both parties, who passed the law in April, fear TikTok could cooperate with the Chinese government to use the app for spying or nefarious data collection.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
As Democrats and progressive activists reach the acceptance phase of their political grief, there is less uniformity in confronting or cooperating with the returning Trump administration.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Tsao said the redefined terms of Immigration Officer and Immigration Detainer could be applied to the National Guard and the military and that Evanston authorities would be prohibited from cooperating with them.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperate. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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