collate
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.).
collates
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present tense formof collate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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All Flock did was come up with a very user-friendly system that collates all the information quickly, with good search options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The complex, diverse ecosystem created by European reef-building oysters has collapsed, according to the recent assessment we submitted to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which collates the statuses of ecosystems and species.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025
The other pieces of paper include notes and thoughts, which Servais collects and collates over the offseason.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
The account collates and tweets out data from a number of agencies that track natural disasters - often releasing information faster than even they do.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2024
In the sketch of his life prefixed to his works, Niebuhr collates the friendships he himself mentions, with his fellow-poet Paulus Silentiarius, with Theodorus the decemvir, and Macedonius the ex-consul.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle
