7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
verb compare critically; of texts
verb to assemble in proper sequence
originFrom Latin collātus, perfect passive participle of conferō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of confer. See also infer, delate and defer (Etymology 2), relate and refer, as well as prelate and prefer among others. Not related to collateral.
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