curate
[noun kyoo r-it; verb kyoo-reyt, kyoo r-eyt]
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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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Origin of curate
1300–50; Middle English curat (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin cūrātus, equivalent to Latin cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1
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Contemporary Examples of curated
His colleague at the British Museum, Dr. Jeremy Hill, who curated the 100 Objects book, opted for the word processor.
Campbell describes the books on his shelves as a “curated” collection.
The photos are curated by Burns, who dubs himself “Blogger Bob” and is based in Ohio.
One signal was the 2011 show at Helly Nahmad, New York pairing Soutine and Bacon and curated by Maurice Tuchman and Esti Dunow.
In the catalogue, Mellors says that the trio of selectors “have not curated anything.”
curate
1noun
Word Origin for curate
C14: from Medieval Latin cūrātus, from cūra spiritual oversight, cure
curate
2verb
Word Origin for curate
C20: back formation from curator
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