ALL meanings of collate
col·late
C c - verb collate When you collate pieces of information, you gather them all together and examine them. 3
- verb collate to examine and compare (texts, statements, etc) in order to note points of agreement and disagreement 3
- verb collate (in library work) to check the number and order of (the pages of a book) 3
- verb collate to check the sequence of (the sections of a book) after gathering 3
- verb collate to appoint (an incumbent) to a benefice 3
- verb transitive collate to compare (texts, data, etc.) critically in order to consolidate, note similarities and differences, etc. 3
- verb transitive collate to gather (the sections of a book, pages of a document, etc.) together in proper order 3
- verb transitive collate to examine (such material) to see that all pages, plates, etc. are in proper order, as for binding 3
- verb transitive collate to examine (a book) to see whether all pages and plates are present 3
- verb transitive collate to appoint (a clergyman) to a benefice 3
- noun collate Collect and combine (texts, information, or sets of figures) in proper order. 1
- verb with object collate to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.). 1
- verb with object collate Bookbinding. to verify the arrangement of (the gathered sheets of a book), usually by inspecting the signature at the foot of the first page of each sheet or the mark printed on the back of each sheet or on the spine of each signature. 1
- verb with object collate to compare (texts, statements, etc.) in order to note points of agreement or disagreement. 1
- verb with object collate Bibliography. to verify the number and order of the sheets of (a volume) as a means of determining its completeness. 1
- verb with object collate Computers. to merge (sequenced data from two or more data sets or files) to produce a new sequenced data set or file. 1
- verb with object collate Ecclesiastical. to present by collation, as to a benefice. 1
- transitive verb collate papers, data: compare 1
- transitive verb collate pages: put in order 1
- verb collate (Transitive Verb) To examine diverse documents et cetera to discover similarities and differences. 0
- verb collate (Transitive Verb) To assemble something in a logical sequence. 0
- verb collate (Transitive Verb) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding. 0
- verb collate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To bestow or confer. 0
- verb collate (Transitive Verb) (Christianity) 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. 0