collate

Definition

To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.

Etymology

From Latin collātus, perfect passive participle of conferō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of confer. See also infer, delate and defer (Etymology 2), relate and refer, as well as prelate and prefer among others. Not related to collateral.

Example Sentences

• "The young attorneys were set the task of collating the contract submitted by the other side with the previous copy."
• "collate data"
• "collate findings"

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