curate

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Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈkjʊəɹət/, /-ɹɪt/
  • (GA) enPR: kjo͝oʹrĭt, IPA: /ˈkjʊɹɪt/
• (verb)
  • (RP) IPA: /kjʊəˈɹeɪt/
  • (GA) enPR kjo͝o-rātʹ, IPA: /kjʊˈɹeɪt/, /ˈkjʊɹeɪt/

Noun

curate (plural curates)

1. an assistant rector or vicar
2. a parish priest

Translations

• French: vicaire
• German: Vikar
• Italian: vicario
• Portuguese: vicário, vigário
• Spanish: vicario

Translations

• French: curé
• German: Pfarrer
• Italian: parroco
• Portuguese: pároco
• Spanish: cura párroco, párroco

Verb

curate (curates, present participle curating; past and past participle curated)

1. (transitive) To act as a curator for.

   She curated the traveling exhibition.

   They carefully curated the recovered artifacts.

2. (transitive) To apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages.
3. (intransitive) To work or act as a curator.

   Not only does he curate for the museum, he manages the office and fund-raises.

Translations

• Russian: курировать
• Spanish: comisariar

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