Collocate Definition

kŏlə-kāt
collocated, collocates, collocating
verb
collocated, collocates, collocating
To arrange; esp., to set side by side.
Webster's New World
To occur in a collocation. Used of words.
Rancid often collocates with butter.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun

(linguistics) A component word of a collocation.

Wiktionary
adjective
(obsolete) Set; placed.
Wiktionary

Origin of Collocate

  • Latin collocāre collocāt- com- com- locāre to place locate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin collocāt-, ppl. stem of collocō.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

CCOCOL

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With C9 Letter Words Ending With E