Coadjuvate

/koʊˈæd.dʒu.veɪt/ verb

Definition

To help, assist, or work together with another thing or person for a common purpose.

Etymology

From Latin co- + adjuvare (to help, strengthen, aid). This verb form is rare in English but appears in philosophical and scientific texts borrowed from Latin to describe mutual support.

Kelly Says

This verb is so old and so rarely used that finding it in an old text is like finding a linguistic fossil—it shows scientists preferred Latin when they wanted to describe complex cooperative relationships!

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