0 to bring together different pieces of written information so that the similarities and differences can be seen:
to collate data/information
The photocopier will collate the documents for you.
1 to collect and arrange in correct order the sheets of a document:
[ T ] Will the new photocopier collate the pages?
2 to bring together different pieces of information in order to study and compare them:
collate information/data/material
collate statistics/figures/results
3 to collect and arrange the sheets of a report, book, etc. In the correct order:
The photocopier will collate the documents for you.
I began by collating biographical information for those women composers for whom reference could be found in the library.
The active catalog system gathers and collates multimodal information about par ts so that engineers can access all the information in one place.
Helpful tables collating the manuscript sources and earlier printed editions, and informative biographical notes are also provided.
Studies collated from the literature were used to test for patterns in the efficacy of nematode applications in the management of above-ground pests.
The results were collated and used as a basis for both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
The editors have collated the texts in these manuscripts with those in other copies.
First, data on user characteristics were collated in respect of physical dependency and evidence of different problems relating to mental health in old age.
In particular, it collates the evidence about patient perspectives on falls prevention, which have been neglected in the development and implementation of the interventions.
