col ‧ lo ‧ cate /ˈkɒləkeɪt $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of collocare 'to put together' , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + locare ( , ↑ locate ) ]
technical when words collocate, they are often used together and sound natural together
collocate with
‘Enigmatic’ collocates with ‘smile’.
—collocate /-kət, -kɪt/ noun [countable]