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collate
[ kuh-leyt, koh-, ko-, koh-leyt, kol-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
collate
/ kɒˈleɪt; kə- /
verb
- 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
- often foll by to Christianity to appoint (an incumbent) to a benefice
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Other Words From
- col·lat·a·ble adjective
- col·la·tor noun
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of collate1
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Example Sentences
As a result, prisoners collect, collate, trade and secretly alter cassette tapes of their desired sounds, which are rap and R&B.
No one can accuse Markram of failing to dream big: He plans to collate all neuroscientific data in one place.
You file some papers, you collate some register, you sign your name or your initials to some documents.
With insistent fervour they implored one another to be careful, and to collate what had been copied.
Eventually, long before they really develop a stabilized ethic, someone's going to collate that whole mess.
He had only to collate the Alta and Tribune letters, edit them, and write such new matter as would be required for completeness.
But a scholar can only collate satisfactorily when he has sufficient means, and these demand much time and research.
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