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.

• "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."