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collocate

col·lo·cate

UK/ˈkɒləkət/ US/ˈkɑləkət/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

have a strong tendency to occur side by side

  • “The words”
  • “and”
  • “collocate”
2.

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

Synonyms

Origin

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.

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