collocates
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present tense formof collocate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
collocateverb (used with object)to set or place together, especially side by side.
Example Sentences
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If by heat or other causes this barrier is removed, the energy naturally changes direction in a corresponding manner and collocates the atoms accordingly for the formation of curd.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
Cyprian has never called prayer a "sacrifice" without qualifying terms; on the contrary he collocates "preces" and "sacrificium," and sometimes also "oblatio" and "sacrificium."
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan