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Definition of "collate" [col•late]

  • To examine and compare carefully in order to note points of disagreement. (verb-transitive)
  • To assemble in proper numerical or logical sequence. (verb-transitive)
  • Printing To examine (gathered sheets) in order to arrange them in proper sequence before binding. (verb-transitive)
  • Printing To verify the order and completeness of (the pages of a volume). (verb-transitive)
  • Ecclesiastical To admit (a cleric) to a benefice. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "collate" in a sentence
  • "That is, I need to 'collate' all 'models' under their associated 'make' and then all"
  • "# mysqladmin - u USER - pPASSWORD create DBNAME collate lantin1_general_cs mysqladmin: Unknown command: 'collate'"
  • "On the day of a protest, founders collate information from individual protesters – tweets, texts and GPS positions – about what is happening on the ground."