English language

How to pronounce collate in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Type of compare
Derivation collation
Type Words
Type of order
Derivation collation


collate the papers.

Examples of collate

collate
Various UK cottagewebsites collate or let you search for accessible properties.
From the guardian.co.uk
The atlas will simplify and collate information about climate change in the region.
From the scoop.co.nz
You could find that there's someone at work that wants to collate your files.
From the denverpost.com
This will take some more time to collate and will be available later in 2012.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
The MDC photographed data at each polling station to collate for electoral results.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It takes a random 10% of all Twitter feeds and uses two methods to collate the data.
From the telegraph.co.uk
We do not collate, collect, contribute to or calculate libor and have never done so.
From the guardian.co.uk
Now the FBI proposes to collect and collate still more personal information.
From the freep.com
We collate our experts'advice on measuring the return on investment for fundraising.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Compare critically; of texts
  • To assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"
  • (collation) bite: a light informal meal
  • (collation) assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
  • (collation) careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
  • Collation is the assembly of written information into a standard order. One common type of collation is called alphabetisation, though collation is not limited to ordering letters of the alphabet. ...
  • (Collation (meal)) In British English, a collation is a light meal, often offered to guests when there is insufficient time for fuller entertainment. It is often rendered cold collation in reference to the usual lack of hot or cooked food.
  • To examine diverse documents et cetera to discover similarities and differences; To assemble something in a logical sequence; To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding; To admit a cleric to a ...
  • (collation) Bringing together. The act of bringing things together and comparing them; comparison. [from 14th c.] The act of collating pages or sheets of a book, or from printing etc. [from 19th c.] A collection, a gathering. [from 20th c.]; Discussion, light meal. ...