collocate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkɑləˌkeɪt/ UK /ˈkɒləkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to place together, or of words, to occur habitually side by side

In English, "strong" and "tea" naturally collocate.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to place together, or of... juxtapose arrange group placecooccurassociate

Opposites

separate disperse

Word family

Derived forms collocationcollocational

Related forms locate location locus

Etymology

From Latin collocatus, past participle of collocare ('to place together, arrange'), from com- ('together') + locare ('to place'), from locus ('place').

collocare Latin locus Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# collocate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑləˌkeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒləkeɪt/

## Meanings
1. to place together, or of words, to occur habitually side by side

## Examples
- In English, "strong" and "tea" naturally collocate.

## Synonyms
- juxtapose
- arrange
- group
- place
- cooccur
- associate

## Antonyms
- separate
- disperse

## Derived Forms
- collocation
- collocational

## Related Forms
- locate
- location
- locus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: collocare
- Root: locus

## Etymology
From Latin collocatus, past participle of collocare ('to place together, arrange'), from com- ('together') + locare ('to place'), from locus ('place').

## AI Etymology
Collocate is from Latin collocatus, past participle of collocare ('to place together, arrange'), from com- ('together') + locare ('to place'), from locus ('place'). Important recorded forms include collocare (Latin) and locus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to place together, or of words, to occur habitually side by side. The wider family includes derived forms such as collocation and collocational and related words such as locate, location, and locus.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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