COLLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does collate mean? 

• COLLATE (verb)
  The verb COLLATE has 2 senses:

1. compare critically; of texts

2. to assemble in proper sequence

  Familiarity information: COLLATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLLATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they collate    ... he / she / it collates   
Past simple: collated   
Past participle: collated   
-ing form: collating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Compare critically; of texts

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "collate" is one way to...):

compare (examine and note the similarities or differences of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

collation (careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To assemble in proper sequence

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

collate the papers

Hypernyms (to "collate" is one way to...):

order (bring order to or into)

"Collate" entails doing...:

collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

collation (assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence)