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Definition of collocate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

collocate

verb

NAmE//ˈkɑləˌkeɪt//

[intransitive] collocate (with something) (linguistics)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they collocate

he / she / it collocates

past simple collocated

-ing form collocating

(of words) to be often used together in a language “Bitter” collocates with “tears” but “sour” does not. “Bitter” and “tears” collocate.

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collocate

NAmE//ˈkɑləkət//

noun “Bitter” and “tears” are collocates.See collocate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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