collate
to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
Bookbinding. to verify the arrangement of (the gathered sheets of a book), usually by inspecting the signature at the foot of the first page of each sheet or the mark printed on the back of each sheet or on the spine of each signature.
to compare (texts, statements, etc.) in order to note points of agreement or disagreement.
Bibliography. to verify the number and order of the sheets of (a volume) as a means of determining its completeness.
Computers. to merge (sequenced data from two or more data sets or files) to produce a new sequenced data set or file.
Ecclesiastical. to present by collation, as to a benefice.
Origin of collate
1Other words from collate
- col·lat·a·ble, adjective
- col·la·tor, noun
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How to use collate in a sentence
The article, which he says simply collated other people’s ideas, has attracted intense commentary on TV networks and among government officials.
France’s vaunted health system fails its greatest test in generations: The COVID-19 vaccine rollout | Vivienne Walt | January 4, 2021 | FortuneThe group “will be working with multiple departments to collate data to help identify the scope and magnitude of the gaps in collection,” she said.
Alaska Requires DNA Be Collected From People Arrested for Violent Crimes. Many Police Have Ignored That. | by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News | December 31, 2020 | ProPublicaIn Estonia, despite having multiple private health service providers, doctors can collate and visualize patient records whenever and wherever necessary, with consent from patients—a real boon in the country’s fight against coronavirus.
Estonia Is a ‘Digital Republic’—What That Means and Why It May Be Everyone’s Future | Dr. Imtiaz Khan | October 15, 2020 | Singularity HubImplementing tools that collate and merge data from multiple sources — including PPC and SEO campaigns — will make collaboration easier.
Synergized search is key to success in the new normal | Asher Gordon | September 28, 2020 | Search Engine WatchHe and his colleagues played short audio clips of coughing from apparently sick and healthy people collated from YouTube for over 200 volunteers, asking whether each cough was from someone who was ill or not.
No, you can’t hear the difference between sick and healthy coughs | Jonathan Lambert | June 9, 2020 | Science News
As a result, prisoners collect, collate, trade and secretly alter cassette tapes of their desired sounds, which are rap and R&B.
Prisoners Get Cultural Fix with 8-Tracks and Bootleg Cassettes | Daniel Genis | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo one can accuse Markram of failing to dream big: He plans to collate all neuroscientific data in one place.
The Science Community’s Fight Over an Artificial Brain | Elizabeth Picciuto | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou file some papers, you collate some register, you sign your name or your initials to some documents.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreWith insistent fervour they implored one another to be careful, and to collate what had been copied.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenEventually, long before they really develop a stabilized ethic, someone's going to collate that whole mess.
Indirection | Everett B. ColeHe had only to collate the Alta and Tribune letters, edit them, and write such new matter as would be required for completeness.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineBut a scholar can only collate satisfactorily when he has sufficient means, and these demand much time and research.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism | Thomas Inman
British Dictionary definitions for collate
/ (kɒˈleɪt, kə-) /
to examine and compare (texts, statements, etc) in order to note points of agreement and disagreement
(in library work) to check the number and order of (the pages of a book)
bookbinding
to check the sequence of (the sections of a book) after gathering
a nontechnical word for gather (def. 9)
(often foll by to) Christianity to appoint (an incumbent) to a benefice
Origin of collate
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