English Explanatory Dictionary

curate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An assistant rector or vicar.
  2. A parish priest.
  3. An assistant barman.
verb
  1. To act as a curator for.
  2. To apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages.
  3. To work or act as a curator.
noun
  1. An oxyanion of curium; any salt containing such an anion.

Pronunciation

/ˈkjʊəɹət/ /-ɹɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curate (noun).wav kjo͝oʹrĭt /ˈkjʊɹɪt/ /kjʊəˈɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-curate (verb).wav kjo͝o-rātʹ kjo͝oʹrāt /kjʊˈɹeɪt/ /ˈkjʊɹeɪt/

Word forms

curate curates curating curated

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cūrātus (“one who has been curated, a curate”), a substantivation of the perfect passive participle of cūrō. Doublet of curato and curé. Equivalent to cure + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Related words

sinecure

Derived words

curacy curateless curate's egg curateship curatic curatolatry perpetual curate cocurate curatable curated
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