Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense collocates, present participle collocating, past tense, past participle collocatedpronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (kɒləkət). The verb is pronounced (kɒləkeɪt).
1. countable noun
In linguistics, a collocate of a particular word is another word which often occurs with that word.
[technical]
2. verb
In linguistics, if one word collocateswith another, they often occur together.
[technical]
'Detached' collocates with 'house'. [VERB + with]
[Also VERB]
collocate in British English
(ˈkɒləˌkeɪt)
verb
(transitive)
to group or place together in some system or order
Word origin
C16: from Latin collocāre, from com- together + locāre to place, from locus place
collocate in American English
(ˈkɑləˌkeɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcolloˌcated or ˈcolloˌcating
to arrange; esp., to set side by side
Word origin
< L collocatus, pp. of collocare, to place together < com-, together + locare: see locate