English Explanatory Dictionary

collocate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
  2. To arrange or occur side by side.
  3. To set or place or station in the same place as something else.
noun
  1. A component word of a collocation; a word that collocates with another.
adj
  1. Set; placed.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒləkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-collocate.wav /ˈkɑləkeɪt/ /ˈkɒləkət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-collocate2.wav /ˈkɑləkət/

Word forms

collocate collocates collocating collocated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.

Synonyms

co-locate

Derived words

collocability collocatable uncollocated
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