collate

[ kuh-leyt, koh-, ko-, koh-leyt, kol-eyt ]

/ kəˈleɪt, koʊ-, kɒ-, ˈkoʊ leɪt, ˈkɒl eɪt /

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verb (used with object), col·lat·ed, col·lat·ing.

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.

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Origin of collate

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin collātus (past participle of conferre “to bring together”), equivalent to col- col-¹ + lā- (suppletive stem of ferre ) + -tus past participle ending

OTHER WORDS FROM collate

col·lat·a·ble, adjectivecol·la·tor, noun

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How to use collate in a sentence

For the biomass side of the calculation they used data from a 2018 study, in which some of the same researchers collated data to find the mass of all living things on Earth and how it was distributed.
2020 Marks the Point When Human-Made Materials Outweigh All the Living Things on Earth, a New Study Finds|Ciara Nugent|December 9, 2020|Time
Turnbull tinkers it by reading 'thee' for 'the,' instead of collating the texts.
The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2)|Richard Crashaw
The text had the advantage of the valuable work done by Grundtvig4 in collating the two transcripts made by Thorkelin5.
The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker
By collating these two authorities we obtain information which, singly, neither the one nor the other could afford.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round

Catch-word, a word printed at the foot of one page indicating the first word of the page following, as a guide in collating.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books|Douglas Cockerell
Page numbers are retained in this version to assist in the later collating the numerous illustrations.
The Field of Ice|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for collate

collate

/ (kɒˈleɪt, kə-) /

verb (tr)

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

Word Origin for collate

C16: from Latin collātus brought together (past participle of conferre to gather), from com- together + lātus, past participle of ferre to bring

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