It's the Word of the Day podcast for April 18.
Today's word is Collaborate, spelled C-O-L-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-E.
Collaborate is a verb.
To collaborate is to work with another person or group in order to do or achieve something.
Collaborate can also be used disapprovingly,
to mean to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country,
and especially an enemy who occupies it during a war.
Here's the word used in a sentence from Essence.
Forever 21 collaborated with photographer Henry R. Jones II for the reveal of its Black History Month unisex collection.
The 17-piece display delivers deeply personal pieces,
intimately connected to Jones' artistic journey.
Known for his striking photography and poetry, Jones extends a unique invitation to the viewer,
allowing them to immerse themselves in the intricate layers of his art.
The Latin prefix COM, meaning with together or jointly, is a bit of a chameleon.
It has a habit of changing its appearance depending on what it's next to.
For example, if the word it precedes begins with L, C-O-M becomes C-O-L.
In the case of collaborate, C-O-M teamed up with the verb laborare, meaning to labor.
To form the late Latin word, collaborare, meaning to labor, together.
Be careful not to confuse collaborate with corroborate, another COM relative.
This word was formed when COM, this time shape-shifting to C-O-R,