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curate

[ noun kyoo r-it; verb kyoo-reyt, kyoo r-eyt ]
/ noun ˈkyʊər ɪt; verb kyʊˈreɪt, ˈkyʊər eɪt /
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noun

Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
any ecclesiastic entrusted with the cure of souls, as a parish priest.

verb (used with object), cu·rat·ed, cu·rat·ing.

to take charge of (a museum) or organize (an art exhibit): to curate a photography show.
to pull together, sift through, and select for presentation, as music or website content: “We curate our merchandise with a sharp eye for trending fashion,” the store manager explained.

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RELATED WORDS

cleric, clergyman, assistant, pastor, priest, minister, dominie

Nearby words

  1. curare,
  2. curariform,
  3. curarine,
  4. curarize,
  5. curassow,
  6. curate's egg,
  7. curatic,
  8. curation,
  9. curative,
  10. curative dose

Origin of curate

1300–50; Middle English curat (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin cūrātus, equivalent to Latin cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1
Related formscu·rat·ic [kyoo-rat-ik] /kyʊˈræt ɪk/, cu·rat·i·cal, adjectivecu·rate·ship, nouncu·ra·tion, nounsub·cu·rate, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for curate (1 of 2)

curate

1
/ (ˈkjʊərɪt) /

noun

a clergyman appointed to assist a parish priest
a clergyman who has the charge of a parish (curate-in-charge)
Irish an assistant barman

Word Origin for curate

C14: from Medieval Latin cūrātus, from cūra spiritual oversight, cure

British Dictionary definitions for curate (2 of 2)

curate

2
/ (kjʊəˈreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to be in charge of (an art exhibition or museum)

Word Origin for curate

C20: back formation from curator
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Word Origin and History for curate

curate

n.

late 14c., "spiritual guide," from Medieval Latin curatus "one responsible for the care (of souls)," from Latin curatus, past participle of curare "to take care of" (see cure (v.)). Church of England sense of "paid deputy priest of a parish" first recorded 1550s.

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