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collocate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
collocate
(verb)
collocate
/
ˈ
kɑːləˌkeɪt/
verb
collocates
;
collocated
;
collocating
collocate
/
ˈ
kɑːləˌkeɪt/
verb
collocates
;
collocated
;
collocating
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLLOCATE
[
no object
]
technical
:
to appear often with another word
The word “college”
collocates
with “student.”
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