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collocated

col·lo·cate
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kol-uh-keyt]
    • /ˈkɒl əˌkeɪt/
    • /ˈkɒl.ə.keɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-uh-keyt]
    • /ˈkɒl əˌkeɪt/

Definitions of collocated word

  • verb with object collocated to set or place together, especially side by side. 1
  • verb with object collocated to arrange in proper order: to collocate events. 1
  • verb without object collocated Linguistics. to enter into a collocation. 1
  • noun collocated Linguistics. a lexical item that collocates with another. 1
  • noun collocated Simple past tense and past participle of collocate. 1

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Origin of collocated

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Latin collocātus (past participle of collocāre), equivalent to col- col-1 + loc(us) place + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Collocated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

collocated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

collocated usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for collocated

adjective collocated

  • massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.

Antonyms for collocated

verb collocated

  • distributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
  • divided — separated; separate.
  • scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
  • separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.

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