curate

Plural: curates

Noun

a person authorized to conduct religious worship
An assistant rector or vicar.
A parish priest.
An assistant barman.
An oxyanion of curium; any salt containing such an anion.

Verb

Verb Forms: curated, curating, curates

To select, organize, and look after a collection or exhibition.
To act as a curator for.
To apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages.
To work or act as a curator.

Examples

Astute players always CURATE their tile racks, holding onto strategic letters for future plays.
Not only does he curate for the museum, he manages the office and fund-raises.
She curated the traveling exhibition.
They carefully curated the recovered artifacts.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cūrātus (“one who has been curated, a curate”), a substantivation of the perfect passive participle of cūrō. Doublet of curato and curé. Equivalent to cure + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Synonyms

minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector

Scrabble Score: 8

curate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
curate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
curate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

curate: valid Words With Friends Word