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collocate
collocate [ kóllə kayt ]


verb  (3rd person present singular collocates, present participle collocating, past and past participle collocated)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb occur frequently with another word: to occur frequently in conjunction with another word. For example, 'vast' collocates with 'majority' in the phrase 'vast majority'.
2. transitive verb put something next to something: to arrange something so that it is next to or close to something else ( formal )



noun  (plural collocates)
Definition:
 
word that occurs with another: a word that is frequently or typically used with another word
[Early 16th century. < Latin collocat-, past participle of collocare 'place together' < locare 'to place']
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