Collate Verb - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of collate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

collate verb  /kəˈleɪt/  /kəˈleɪt/Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they collate	/kəˈleɪt/  /kəˈleɪt/
he / she / it collates	/kəˈleɪts/  /kəˈleɪts/
past simple collated	/kəˈleɪtɪd/  /kəˈleɪtɪd/
past participle collated	/kəˈleɪtɪd/  /kəˈleɪtɪd/
-ing form collating	/kəˈleɪtɪŋ/  /kəˈleɪtɪŋ/

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1. collate something to collect information together from different sources in order to examine and compare it
   • to collate data/information/figures

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2. collate something to collect pieces of paper or the pages of a book, etc. and arrange them in the correct order
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘confer a benefice upon’): from Latin collat- ‘brought together’, from the verb conferre, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.

See collate in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: collate

Nearby words

• collard greens noun
• collarless adjective
• collate verb
• collateral noun
• collateral adjective

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