[kol-uh-keyt] 
verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing, noun | 1. | to set or place together, esp. side by side. |
| 2. | to arrange in proper order: to collocate events. |
| 3. | Linguistics. to enter into a collocation. |
| 4. | Linguistics. a lexical item that collocates with another. |
| col·lo·cate (kŏl'ə-kāt') v. col·lo·cat·ed, col·lo·cat·ing, col·lo·cates v. tr. To place together or in proper order; arrange side by side. v. intr. To occur in a collocation. Used of words: Rancid often collocates with butter. [Latin collocāre, collocāt- : com-, com- + locāre, to place; see locate.] |
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