/kol"euh kayt'/ , v. , collocated, collocating , n.
v.t.
1. to set or place together, esp. side by side.
2. to arrange in proper order: to collocate events.
v.i.
3. Ling. to enter into a collocation.
n.
4. Ling. a lexical item that collocates with another.
[ 1505-15; collocatus (ptp. of collocare ), equiv. to col- COL- 1 + loc ( us ) place + -atus -ATE 1 ]