| collab | Collaboration has apparently paid off for the two firms. |
| collaborate | (v) work together on a common enterprise of project, Syn. join forces, get together, cooperate, Example: The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well; We joined forces with another research group |
| collaborate | (v) cooperate as a traitor, Example: he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris |
| collaboration | (n) act of working jointly, Syn. coaction, Example: they worked either in collaboration or independently |
| collaboration | (n) act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country, Syn. collaborationism, quislingism |
| collaborative | (adj) accomplished by collaboration, Example: collaborative research |
| collaborator | (n) someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force, Syn. collaborationist, quisling |
| collaborator | (n) an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest, Syn. cooperator, pardner, partner, Example: the musician and the librettist were collaborators; sexual partners |
| collaborate | v. i. |
| Collaborateur | ‖n. [ F. ] See Collaborator. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Collaboration | n. |
| collaborationist | n. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. |
| collaborative | a. accomplished by collaboration; cooperative; |
| collaborator | n. [ L. collaborare to labor together; col- + laborare to labor: cf. F. collaborateur. ] |