- collocate
v. (D; intr.) to collocate with (some verbs collocate with certain nouns)
* * *['kɒləkeɪt](D; intr.) to collocate with (some verbs collocate with certain nouns)
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collocate
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Collocate — Col lo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collocating}.] To set or place; to set; to station. [1913 Webster] To marshal and collocate in order his battalions. E. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Collocate — Col lo*cate, a. [L. collocatus, p. p. of collocare. See {Couch}.] Set; placed. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collocate — index allocate, arrange (methodize), classify, file (arrange), fix (arrange), join ( … Law dictionary
collocate — early 13c., dialogue, discourse, narrative, from L. collocatus, pp. of collocare to arrange, place together, set in a place, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + locare to place (see LOCATE (Cf. locate)). Meaning conference, consultation is… … Etymology dictionary
collocate — [v] compile accumulate, assemble, collect, collimate, gather, parallel; concept 84 … New thesaurus
collocate — ► VERB ▪ (of a word) form a collocation with another. ► NOUN ▪ a word that forms a collocation with another … English terms dictionary
collocate — [käl′ə kāt΄] vt. collocated, collocating [< L collocatus, pp. of collocare, to place together < com , together + locare: see LOCATE] to arrange; esp., to set side by side … English World dictionary
collocate — I UK [ˈkɒləkeɪt] / US [ˈkɑləˌkeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms collocate : present tense I/you/we/they collocate he/she/it collocates present participle collocating past tense collocated past participle collocated linguistics words that… … English dictionary
collocate — col|lo|cate [ˈkɔləkeıt US ˈka: ] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of collocare [i] to put together , from com ( COM ) + locare ( LOCATE)] technical when words collocate, they are often used together and sound natural… … Dictionary of contemporary English
collocate — col|lo|cate1 [ kalə,keıt ] verb intransitive LINGUISTICS words that collocate are often used together collocate col|lo|cate 2 [ kaləkət ] noun count LINGUISTICS a word that is often used with another word … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
