how to pronounce collaborate

/kəˈlæbɚˌɛɪt/

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collaborate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of collaborate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… how they can collaborate in a virtual …”

meanings of collaborate

verb:

To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.
To work together with others to achieve a common goal.

collaborate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word collaborate occurs in english on average 2.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics collaborate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that collaborate can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;