collate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
2. (transitive) To assemble something in a logical sequence.
3. (transitive) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.
4. (obsolete) To bestow or confer.
5. (transitive) To admit a cleric to a benefice; to present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; followed by to.

Synonyms

compare

check

verify

examine

sort

arrange

collation

oversee

audit

adjust

moderate

supervise

order

review

marshal

cross-check

direct

dispose

distribute

dress

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drive

fix

fix up

gather

govern

guide

head

heed

hold

investigate

juxtapose

lead

line up

match

matching

merge

mind

mount

orchestrate

ordination

organise

organize

pay attention

pay attention to

program

provide

put in order

put together

put up

rearrange

Translations

cotejar

vergleichen

αντιπαραβάλλω

collazionare

collationner

régler

comparar

verificar

conferir

kollationieren

confrontare

acarar

συναρμολογώ

confrontar

verificar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɒˈleɪt/

Etymology

From Latin collātus, perfect passive participle of conferō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of confer. See also infer, delate and defer (Etymology 2), relate and refer, as well as prelate and prefer among others. Not related to collateral.