transitive to be the curator of an exhibition in a museum
Synonyms and related words
Museums, libraries and art galleries
accession
annals
archive
2
intransitive/transitive to select items from among a large number of possibilities for other people to consume and enjoy; applied to many areas including music, design, fashion, and especially digital media
The DailyBeast doesn’t aggregate. It sifts, sorts, and curates.
Recapp wants to make it more convenient to read sportsnewscurated around your favoritesports and teams.
Synonyms and related words
To combine things, or to combine well
combine
complement
harmonize
Synonyms and related words
To choose someone or something
choose
pick
decide on
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Having assumed a new significance in the digital age, the word curate now often appears as a participle adjective (e.g. curated content). The concept’s application in online contexts has significantly boosted the frequency of nouns curator and curation. All these words have however been knocking about in the English language for a very long time. The noun curator dates back to Middle English and is based on the Latin form curare meaning ‘take care of’. The verb curate first appeared some time later in the 19th century, an example of what linguists sometimes refer to as back-formation (a process in which a shorter word is formed from a longer word that already exists in the language).
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to store things such as internet bookmarks
a curated collection of bookmarks to relevant sites
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 03/05/2016
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Having assumed a new significance in the digital age, the word curate now often appears as a participle adjective (e.g. curated content). The concept’s application in online contexts has significantly boosted the frequency of nouns curator and curation. All these words have however been knocking about in the English language for a very long time. The noun curator dates back to Middle English and is based on the Latin form curare meaning ‘take care of’. The verb curate first appeared some time later in the 19th century, an example of what linguists sometimes refer to as back-formation (a process in which a shorter word is formed from a longer word that already exists in the language).
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to decorate a part of your body with care
I feel like I’ve achieved something – I’ve curated my ears, and it’s nice that people notice it.
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 03/07/2019
curate
verb
US /kjəˈreɪt/
Other entries for this word
curatenoun
curate’s eggnoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
curate
he/she/it
curates
present participle
curating
past tense
curated
past participle
curated
DEFINITIONS4
1
transitive to be the curator of an exhibit in a museum
Synonyms and related words
Museums, libraries and art galleries
accession
annals
archive
2
intransitive/transitive to select items from among a large number of possibilities for other people to consume and enjoy; applied to many areas including music, design, fashion, and especially digital media
The DailyBeast doesn’t aggregate. It sifts, sorts, and curates.
Recapp wants to make it more convenient to read sportsnewscurated around your favoritesports and teams.
Synonyms and related words
To combine things, or to combine well
combine
complement
match up
Synonyms and related words
To choose someone or something
choose
pick
decide on
Featured as a BuzzWord!
Having assumed a new significance in the digital age, the word curate now often appears as a participle adjective (e.g. curated content). The concept’s application in online contexts has significantly boosted the frequency of nouns curator and curation. All these words have however been knocking about in the English language for a very long time. The noun curator dates back to Middle English and is based on the Latin form curare meaning ‘take care of’. The verb curate first appeared some time later in the 19th century, an example of what linguists sometimes refer to as back-formation (a process in which a shorter word is formed from a longer word that already exists in the language).
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to store things such as internet bookmarks
a curated collection of bookmarks to relevant sites
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 03/05/2016
Featured as a BuzzWord!
Having assumed a new significance in the digital age, the word curate now often appears as a participle adjective (e.g. curated content). The concept’s application in online contexts has significantly boosted the frequency of nouns curator and curation. All these words have however been knocking about in the English language for a very long time. The noun curator dates back to Middle English and is based on the Latin form curare meaning ‘take care of’. The verb curate first appeared some time later in the 19th century, an example of what linguists sometimes refer to as back-formation (a process in which a shorter word is formed from a longer word that already exists in the language).
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to decorate a part of your body with care
I feel like I’ve achieved something – I’ve curated my ears, and it’s nice that people notice it.