interoperate

verb

in·​ter·​op·​er·​ate ˌin-tər-ˈä-pə-ˌrāt How to pronounce interoperate (audio)
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interoperated; interoperating

intransitive verb

: to operate together
… their individual components, configurable from one interface, are designed to interoperate smoothlyNarasu Rebbapragada

Examples of interoperate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, each partnership requires its own effort and solutions, creating a need for more streamlined ways to interoperate. Daniel Webber, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Emojipedia The Unicode Consortium has finalized and released version 16.0 of the Unicode standard, the elaborate character set that ensures that our phones, tablets, PCs, and other devices can all communicate and interoperate with each other. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024 The multitude of diagnosis code systems like ICD, CPT, SNOMED and RxNorm have differing formats that do not interoperate smoothly. David Lareau, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 Bluesky’s approach to this is something called the AT Protocol, which powers Bluesky’s own platform but which is also a technology that anyone can use right now to host their own servers and, eventually, interoperate with a bunch of other networks. Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interoperate 

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Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interoperate was in 1699

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“Interoperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interoperate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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