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collocate.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɒləkeɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑləkeɪt/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈkɒləkeɪt/Boston, Canada, Maine/ˈkɔləkæɪt/Australia
  1. (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. To set or place or station in the same place as something else.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.

noun/ˈkɒləkət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑləkət/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈkɒləkət/Boston, Canada, Maine/ˈkɔləkət/Australia
  1. A component word of a collocation; a word that collocates with another.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.

adj
  1. Set; placed.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.

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