Etymology

collocate

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Today it means: (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea. Full definition →

Latin collocatum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcollocatum
  2. English todaycollocate

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

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