CURATE


Meaning of CURATE in English

I. ˈkyu̇r-ət also ˈkyu̇r-ˌāt noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin curatus, from cura cure of souls, from Latin, care

Date: 14th century

1. : a clergyman in charge of a parish

2. : a clergyman serving as assistant (as to a rector) in a parish

II. ˈkyu̇r-ˌāt, kyu̇-ˈrāt transitive verb

( cu·rat·ed ; cu·rat·ing )

Date: 1909

: to act as curator of

curate a museum

an exhibit curated by the museum's director

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.