| Collate 1. (v. t.) To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement. 2. (v. t.) To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding. 3. (v. t.) To present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; -- followed by to. 4. (v. t.) To bestow or confer. 5. (v. i.) To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary. Thesaurus Entries assort, audit, bolt, bracket, categorize, check, check and doublecheck, check out, check over, classify, confirm, contrast, cross-check, divide, double-check, gradate, grade, group, painstakingly match, prove, rank, recheck, riddle, screen, scrutinize comparatively, separate, sieve, sift, size, sort, sort out, subordinate, test, triple-check, validate, verify |