collate

verb

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

(transitive) To assemble something in a logical sequence.

(transitive) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.

(transitive, Christianity) To admit a cleric to a benefice; to present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; followed by to.

(obsolete) To bestow or confer.

Roots

latuslat- · Latin · carried, borne

Synonyms for collate

categorizev assortv classifyv

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