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collocate

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒləkeɪt/

The English word “collocate” has 5 meanings listed here.

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.

adjective

  1. Set; placed.

Etymology

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

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