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collatecollate /kəˈleɪt, kɑ-, ˈkoʊleɪt, ˈkɑ-/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcollateOrigin: 1500-1600 collation VERB TABLEcollate |
Present | I, you, we, they | collate | | he, she, it | collates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | collated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have collated | | he, she, it | has collated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had collated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will collate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have collated |
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Present | I | am collating | | he, she, it | is collating | | you, we, they | are collating | Past | I, he, she, it | was collating | | you, we, they | were collating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been collating | | he, she, it | has been collating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been collating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be collating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been collating |
1to arrange sheets of paper in the correct order before they are put in a book, report, etc.: Please collate and staple ten copies of the report for the meeting.2formal to gather information together, examine it carefully, and compare it with other information to find any differences |