Collocate vs. Colocate — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Collocate or Colocate
How to spell Collocate?
Collocate
Correct Spelling
Colocate
Incorrect Spelling
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Collocate Definitions
(of a word) be habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance
‘maiden’ collocates with ‘voyage’
Place side by side or in a particular relation
McAndrew was a collocated facility with Argentia Naval Station
A word that is habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance
Collocates for the word ‘mortgage’ include ‘lend’ and ‘property’
To place together or in proper order; arrange side by side.
To occur in a collocation. Used of words
“Rancid” often collocates with “butter.”.
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A word that occurs in collocation with another
“Rancid” and “butter” are collocates.
(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
To arrange or occur side by side. en
To set or place; to station.
(linguistics) A component word of a collocation; a word that collocates with another.
(obsolete) Set; placed.
Set; placed.
To set or place; to set; to station.
To marshal and collocate in order his battalions.
Have a strong tendency to occur side by side;
The words 'new' and 'world' collocate
Group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
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