curate
curate Lexical Profile
curate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To thoughtfully select, organize, and present digital content, merchandise, or artistic performances using professional or expert knowledge.
"The streaming platform employs musicologists to curate playlists tailored to different moods and genres."
To select, organize, and look after the items in a collection or exhibition (especially in a museum or art gallery).
"She was invited to curate a retrospective exhibition of twentieth-century photography at the national museum."
• noun
A member of the clergy engaged as an assistant to a parish priest, rector, or vicar.
"The newly ordained curate helped the vicar organize community outreach programs for the parish."
Word Nuance & Usage
The noun and verb forms are heteronyms: the ecclesiastical noun is pronounced with an unstressed final syllable (/ˈkjʊərət/), whereas the verb has a long 'a' sound in the final syllable (/kjʊˈreɪt/ or /ˈkjʊəreɪt/).
• Rhymes for curate
Word Origin & Etymology
The noun dates to Middle English from Medieval Latin 'curatus' (one responsible for the care of souls), derived from Latin 'cura' (care, spiritual charge). The verb arose in the late 19th and 20th centuries as a back-formation from the noun 'curator'.