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collaborate (verb) –
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
3 : to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : 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 labour”) to form Late Latin collaborare (“to labour 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 labour itself.
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