collate /kə or ko-lātˈ/

1. To bring together for comparison
2. To examine and compare, eg books, and esp old manuscripts
3. To place (sheets of a book or document) in order for binding or stapling, and to examine with respect to completeness and sequence of sheets, etc
4. To merge (two or more files, sets of records, etc)
5. To place in or confer a benefice upon

collāˈtable adjective

collāˈtion noun

1. The act of collating
2. A bringing together for examination and comparison
3. The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice
4. A description of a book as collated
5. A light meal taken on fast-days in monasteries
6. Any light meal

collāˈtive adjective

1. Having the power of conferring
2. Of livings where the bishop and patron are one and the same person

collāˈtor noun

1. A person who collates or compares
2. A person who bestows or presents
3. A machine that merges sets of punched cards or separates cards from a set
4. A machine that puts copied or printed sheets into sequential sets

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