COLLOCATE

collocate, lump, chunk

(verb) group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

collocate

(verb) have a strong tendency to occur side by side; “The words ‘new’ and ‘world’ collocate”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

collocate (third-person singular simple present collocates, present participle collocating, simple past and past participle collocated)

(linguistics, translation studies) (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.

To arrange or occur side by side.

(obsolete, transitive) To set or place; to station.

• E. Hall

Noun

collocate (plural collocates)

(linguistics) A component word of a collocation.

Adjective

collocate (not comparable)

(obsolete) Set; placed.

Source: Wiktionary

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Col"lo*cate, a. Etym: [L. collocatus, p. p. of collocare. See Couch.]

Definition: Set; placed. [Obs.] Bacon.

Col"lo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Collocating.]

Definition: To set or place; to set; to station. To marshal and collocate in order his battalions. E. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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