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Collate v. t. (past & past part. collated; pres. part. collating)

To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement. "I must collate it, word by word, with the original Hebrew."

To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.

(Eccl.) To present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; followed by to.

To bestow or confer. (Obs.)

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"Collate" Quotes from Famous Books

... obliged to MR. THOMPSON COOPER for his decyphered rendering of Sir Ralph Verney's note of a speech or proceeding in parliament. The note itself is not now in my possession, but I have requested the owner to be good enough to re-collate it with the original, and if any mistakes should appear in the copy, or the printing (which is very likely), I will give you notice of the fact, that the doubtful words in MR. COOPER's version may, ...

— Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 • Various

... in eorum lingua Burgus dicitur,—the place where it was situated was called the Saxon street, Saxonum vicum" (Anastasius, quoted by Turner). There seems to me some evidence in the scattered passages I have not time to collate, that at this time the Saxon Burg, or tower, of a village, included ...

— The Pleasures of England - Lectures given in Oxford • John Ruskin

... that confined it, and went on speaking, dreamily:—"It is very beautiful, but my lady's hair is golden, and shines like the sun." Thereon Gwen to lubricate matters:—"Yes—look here! But I know which I like best." She managed to collate a handful of her own glory of gold and her friend's rich black, in one hand. "I know which I like best," said Irene. And Gwen laughed her musical laugh that filled the place. "No head of hair is a prophet in its own country," ...

— When Ghost Meets Ghost • William Frend De Morgan

Words linked to "Collate" : collation, compare, garner, order