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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lo•cate /ˈkɑləˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - [~ + object] to arrange in proper order, esp. side by side.
- Linguistics(of a word) to be arranged with another word or phrase, esp. as a common occurrence: [~ + with + object]The word look collocates with the word at in the phrase look at. [no object]The words look and at collocate.
col•lo•ca•tion /ˌkɑləˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]the study of collocation.[countable]a dictionary with the most common collocations. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lo•cate (kol′ə kāt′),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, n. v.t. - to set or place together, esp. side by side.
- to arrange in proper order:to collocate events.
v.i. - Linguisticsto enter into a collocation.
n. - Linguisticsa lexical item that collocates with another.
- Latin collocātus (past participle of collocāre), equivalent. to col- col-1 + loc(us) place + -ātus -ate1
- 1505–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: collocate /ˈkɒləˌkeɪt/ vb - (transitive) to group or place together in some system or order
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin collocāre, from com- together + locāre to place, from locus place |