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collate verb. M16.
[Latin collat- pa. ppl stem of conferre: see CONFER verb, -ATE3.]
Ecclesiastical.
a. verb trans. Confer (a benefice) on a person. M16-L17.
b. verb trans. Esp. of an Ordinary: appoint (a cleric) to a benefice. E17.
c. verb intrans. Make an appointment to a benefice; make appointments to benefices. E17.
verb trans. gen. Confer or bestow (up)on; grant to. L16-E18.
verb trans. Bring together for comparison; compare carefully and exactly (esp. copies of a text or document, one such copy with another); put together (esp. information, or sheets to form two or more copies of a document). E17.
verb trans. Examine and check the order etc. of (the sheets of a printed book, a book) by signatures; check the printed appearance and order of. L18.
collatable adjective M19.