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Collocate vs Assemble - What's the difference?

collocate | assemble |

As verbs the difference between collocate and assemble

is that collocate is (linguistics|translation studies) (said of certain words) to be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong'' collocates with ''tea while assemble is .

As a noun collocate

is (linguistics) a component word of a collocation.

As an adjective collocate

is (obsolete) set; placed.

collocate

English

Verb

(collocat)
  • (linguistics, translation studies) (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong'' collocates with ''tea .
  • To arrange or occur side by side. (rfex)
  • (obsolete) To set or place; to station.
  • * E. Hall
  • to marshal and collocate in order his battalions

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A component word of a collocation.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Set; placed.
  • (Francis Bacon)
    ----

    assemble

    English

    Verb

    (assembl)
  • To put together.
  • He assembled the model ship.
  • (ambitransitive) To gather as a group.
  • The parents assembled in the school hall.
  • * Milton
  • Thither he assembled all his train.
  • * Bible, 1 Kings viii. 2
  • All the men of Israel assembled themselves.
  • (computing) to translate from assembly language to machine code