Definition of "cooperate"

cooperate

/koʊˈɒpəɹeɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present cooperates, present participle cooperating, simple past and past participle cooperated
1. (intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
  Quotations
  In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.
  2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in New York Times‎
2. (intransitive) To allow for mutual unobstructed action
3. (intransitive) To function in harmony, side by side
4. (intransitive) To engage in economic cooperation.