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collate

Verb

IPA /kəˈleɪt/

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To gather information from different sources so that it can be examined together.

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collate/kəˈleɪt/

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  1. Survey responses come from several places

  2. A researcher gathers them together

  3. The information can now be compared

To collate information is to collect and bring it together systematically.

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  1. We collated the neighbours' suggestions for the street party.
  2. The researcher collated survey responses from three schools.

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collate — To gather information from different sources so that it can be examined together.

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To gather information from different sources so that it can be examined together.

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From Latin collat-, meaning brought together, related to conferre.

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Collate can also mean arranging pages or papers in the correct order.

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collate

/kəˈleɪt/ (Verb)

“In this meaning, collate takes information, data or results as its object. Collect is a simpler everyday alternative.”

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