collocate
Use Collocate in a sentence
əˌkeɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to set or place together, especially side by side.
2.
to arrange in proper order: to collocate events.
verb (used without object)
3.
Linguistics. to enter into a collocation.
noun
4.
Linguistics. a lexical item that collocates with another.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to group or place together in some system or order | |
| [C16: from Latin collocāre, from com- together + locāre to place, from locus place] | |
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Collocate
is always a great word to know.
So is tone. Does it mean:
| the hierarchical arrangement of the constituent words and phrases of a sentence |
| a movement in pitch serving to distinguish two words otherwise composed of the same sounds |
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Example sentences
Intermediate and higher-level students can try to find synonyms which can collocate with certain words.
Collocate small and mid-tier computing platforms in larger data centers.
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