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to interwork

to interwork

6.7
To connect systems or groups so they act as one
  • verb
  • /ˌɪntərˈwɜrk/
translation icon : interconectar
  • Engineers must ensure that the new devices can interwork with existing systems.

Examples

  • Successful projects often require different departments to interwork closely.

  • Can these systems interwork effectively?

  • The two companies are interworking to develop a new software platform.

  • The two departments interwork seamlessly.

  • The two companies are interworking to develop a new software platform.

  • Successful projects often require different departments to interwork closely.

  • Engineers must ensure that the new devices can interwork with existing systems.

Synonyms

to work together
vsto interwork
728 2.7

To do something with other people to reach the same goal

implies technical connection of systems rather than simple teamwork
to cooperate
vsto interwork
543 3.3

To work together with other people to reach the same goal

involves linking systems to operate jointly not just acting together
to collaborate
vsto interwork
96 4.6

To work with other people to reach a shared goal

focuses on technical linking of groups and systems rather than creative work
to join forces
vsto interwork
57 3.4

To work together with others to achieve a common goal

has more technical emphasis on connecting systems to operate jointly
to collaborate with
vsto interwork
42 4.2

To work together with other people, groups, or tools to do something

stresses technical linking rather than personal or tool cooperation
to interface
vsto interwork
  • Specialized
30 4.2

To connect two systems or devices so they can work together

emphasizes joint operation by connecting different organizations or systems
to interconnect
vsto interwork
5 4.7

Join things so they can work together

focuses on connecting systems to make them operate jointly
to interlink
vsto interwork
4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

focuses on enabling joint functioning rather than only relation
to intercommunicate
vsto interwork
7.2

To be directly connected so people can move between them

highlights cooperative operation through direct technical connections
to intertie
vsto interwork
  • Specialized
7.8

To connect two power grids so they can share electricity

is broader applying to any systems not only electrical grids

How Closely

to merge
192 3.2
to integrate
179 4.1
to interwork
6.7
to coordinate
325 4.1
to cooperate
543 3.3

Surface Forms

interwork infinitive
interworked past participle
interworking present participle
interworks third person singular

Morphology

interwork = work (transparent) = inter + work

Meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'inter-' (mutual/among) plus 'work', yielding 'to work together'.

Etymology

The word interwork comes from the part inter- ('between' or 'among') and the word work, so it literally means 'work between'. Think of two machines or teams as gears that fit together and move as one, and you will see why to interwork is to connect or cooperate so systems operate together.