collate

Verb

Verb Forms: collated, collating, collates

• To arrange in proper order, or to compare critically for accuracy.
• compare critically; of texts
• to assemble in proper sequence
  • "collate the papers"
• To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
• To assemble something in a logical sequence.
• To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.
• To bestow or confer.
• To admit a cleric to a benefice; to present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; followed by to.

Examples

• Before playing, a good Scrabble player will COLLATE their tiles, arranging them to spot potential words.
• Collating was still necessary because they had to insert foldout sheets and index tabs into the documents.
• The young attorneys were set the task of collating the contract submitted by the other side with the previous copy.

Related Words

collation, collator, decollate, decollation, decollator, recollate, recollation