collocate

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Verb

collocate (collocates, present participle collocating; past and past participle collocated)

1. (linguistics, translation studies) (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. (obsolete, transitive) To set or place; to station.
   • E. Hall

     to marshal and collocate in order his battalions

Translations

• Russian: сочета́ться

Noun

collocate (plural collocates)

1. (linguistics) A component word of a collocation.

Adjective

collocate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Set; placed.

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