collate

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col‧late/kəˈleɪt/ verb [TRANSITIVE]
[date : 1500-1600; Origin : collation]
1. formal to gather information together, examine it carefully, and compare it with other information to find any differences
collate information/results/data/figures
　 ▪ A computer system is used to collate information from across Britain.

2. to arrange sheets of paper in the correct order SYN sort

—collation /kəˈleɪʃən/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE]

verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
NOUN
information
▪ Also, supplied with the information system are guides to collating local information and to reordering waiting-room leaflets.
▪ They collate information about their opponent.
▪ The police Holmes computor system, set up for major crime investigations, is being used to collate information from across Britain.
▪ Environmental audit General property audit - collates information on a building or property portfolio in order to establish a long-term strategic plan.
▪ Secondly, having collated this information, they must find a way of translating it into actual literature.
▪ Local councils will then have to collate the information and send out bills with details of the valuations put on houses.
▪ Some LEAs have long collated information obtained from schools in such a way that the results might be described as performance indicators.
result
▪ Mark Shingler and Andrew Whiston, of the Barlaston computer department, are analysing data from the questionnaire and collating the results.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Please collate and staple ten copies of the report for the meeting.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Also, supplied with the information system are guides to collating local information and to reordering waiting-room leaflets.
▪ The information system used to collate these statistics is presumably extensive and costly.
▪ The two Kirkwall solicitors worked day and night to gather and collate these statements.
▪ There was, however, abundant evidence of policy in action and the first tasks was to collate what was currently happening.
▪ They regard a last-minute request to spend the weekend collating figures in Darlington as proof positive of their triumph against chauvinism.
▪ With the help of her midwifery manager, she raised funds from the hospital to print and collate the material.