collocate C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to place together, or of... juxtaposearrangegroupplacecooccurassociate ↔ Opposites separatedisperse Word family Derived forms collocationcollocational Related forms locatelocationlocus Etymology AI details From Latin collocatus, past participle of collocare ('to place together, arrange'), from com- ('together') + locare ('to place'), from locus ('place'). collocare Latin locus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown