Definition of "cooperate" []

• To work or act together toward a common end or purpose. (verb-intransitive)
• To acquiesce willingly; be compliant: asked the child to cooperate and go to bed. (verb-intransitive)
• To form an association for common, usually economic, benefit: When buyers cooperate, they can make large wholesale purchases at a discount. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "To cooperate is to give oneself over to the group."
• "To only expect people to cooperate is the lowest common denominator of personal relations."
• "Monolithic refusal to cooperate is their current modus operandi."