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View synonyms for collocate

collocate

[ kol-uh-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, col·lo·cat·ed, col·lo·cat·ing.
  1. to set or place together, especially side by side.
  2. to arrange in proper order:

    to collocate events.

verb (used without object)

, col·lo·cat·ed, col·lo·cat·ing.
  1. Linguistics. to enter into a collocation.

noun

  1. Linguistics. a lexical item that collocates with another.

collocate

/ ˈkɒləˌkeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to group or place together in some system or order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collocate1

1505–15; < Latin collocātus (past participle of collocāre ), equivalent to col- col- 1 + loc ( us ) place + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collocate1

C16: from Latin collocāre, from com- together + locāre to place, from locus place
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Example Sentences

Published in two volumes with the title: Indicazione delle immagini di Maria, collocate sulle mura esterne di Roma.

Collocate e poste una appresso all' altra con diligenza e cura esatta.

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