collocate

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col·lo·cate / ˈkäləˌkāt/ • v. 1. [intr.] Linguistics (of a word) be habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance: “maiden” collocates with “voyage.”2. [tr.] rare place side by side or in a particular relation.• n. Linguistics a word that is habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance.

collocate

views updated Jun 11 2018

collocate place side by side. XVI. f. L. collocāre, -āt-, f. COL- + locāre place, LOCATE.
So collocation XVII.