COLLATE Definition & Meaning

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[ kuh-leyt, koh-, ko-, koh-leyt, kol-eyt ]

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verb (used with object)

collated, collating.

to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
Bookbinding. to verify the arrangement of (the gathered sheets of a book), usually by inspecting the signature at the foot of the first page of each sheet or the mark printed on the back of each sheet or on the spine of each signature.
to compare (texts, statements, etc.) in order to note points of agreement or disagreement.
Bibliography. to verify the number and order of the sheets of (a volume) as a means of determining its completeness.
Computers. to merge (sequenced data from two or more data sets or files) to produce a new sequenced data set or file.
Ecclesiastical. to present by collation, as to a benefice.

collate

/ kɒˈleɪt; kə- /

verb

to examine and compare (texts, statements, etc) in order to note points of agreement and disagreement
(in library work) to check the number and order of (the pages of a book)
bookbinding
1. to check the sequence of (the sections of a book) after gathering
2. a nontechnical word for gather
often foll by to Christianity to appoint (an incumbent) to a benefice

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��Ǳ�·��·��·�� adjective
��Ǳ�·��·�ٴǰ� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of collate¹

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin ��Ǳ��ٳܲ� “borne together,” past participle of conferre “to bear together,” from con- con- + ferre “to bear, bring, carry”; for the suppletive element -��ٳܲ�, earlier �ٱ��ٳܲ� (unrecorded), thole ², tolerate

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of collate¹

C16: from Latin ��Ǳ��ٳܲ� brought together (past participle of conferre to gather), from com- together + ��ٳܲ�, past participle of ferre to bring

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Aaron has also collated a list of more than 100 unsolved killings.

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"It's being harvested and collated in places where it's being made available for people with a sexual interest in that age or sex of person."

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However, in 1993 as results were being collated, the military government abruptly stopped the process - an action that triggered widespread protests and a political crisis.

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Fekkai decided to collate the data after buying her own tickets for the Cowboy Carter tour.

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The number of complaints could rise next week, after a campaign organisation began collating its own complaints about the broadcast, which it plans to deliver in one batch to the regulator next week.

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