collocate
collocate · collocates
A component word of a collocationA component word of a collocation; a word that collocates with another.
UK/ˈkɒləkət/US/ˈkɑləkət/
» The noun "rain" doesn't collocate with the adjective "busy."
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1 sensesA component word of a collocation; a word that collocates with another.
Examples
1 sentencesThe noun "rain" doesn't collocate with the adjective "busy."
Origin
Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.
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Forms
plural: collocates| Singular | collocate |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.