collate Synonyms
Another word for collate
• verb (Context 1)
To collect, combine, and arrange information, data, or texts from different sources in order to compare or analyze them.
"The research team spent weeks working to compile survey responses from thousands of participants across the country."
• verb (Context 2)
To assemble and arrange printed sheets of paper or pages in their proper numerical or logical sequence (especially for binding or stapling).
"Please set the office photocopier to order the handouts automatically so we do not have to sort the pages by hand."
• verb (Context 3)
To examine and compare two or more manuscripts, editions, or textual variants critically in order to note points of agreement or disagreement.
"The philologist traveled to several European archives to compare the surviving medieval manuscripts of the poem."
Opposites of collate
The opposite of collate shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: