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collaborate

 
 
/kəˈlæbəreɪt/ verb [I]

Definition

WORK TOGETHER When two or more people collaborate, they work together to create or achieve the same thing: Didn't you collaborate with him on one of your books?
HELP ENEMY to help people who are an enemy of your country or government: He was accused of collaborating with the enemy.
collaborator noun [C]
(Definition of collaborate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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