different between juxtapose vs collocate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxt? (“near, next to”) + p?n? (“place”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d???kst?p??z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d???kst?po?z/
• Rhymes: -??z

Verb

juxtapose (third-person singular simple present juxtaposes, present participle juxtaposing, simple past and past participle juxtaposed)

1. (transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
   • 2006, Scarnati, Chris, "We should follow New Jersey's lead on this one", YourCranberry:

     "In juxtaposing the youth athletes of our grandparents' generation with those of the modern era, we're essentially comparing Volkswagen Beetles to Hummers."

Related terms

• juxtaposition

Translations

French

Verb

juxtapose

1. first-person singular present indicative of juxtaposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of juxtaposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of juxtaposer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of juxtaposer
5. second-person singular imperative of juxtaposer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of colloc?. Doublet of couch.

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?l?ke?t/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?k?l?ke?t/
• (noun)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?l?k?t/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /?k?l?k?t/

Verb

collocate (third-person singular simple present collocates, present participle collocating, simple past and past participle collocated)

1. (linguistics, translation studies) (said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.
2. To arrange or occur side by side. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (obsolete, transitive) To set or place; to station.
   • (Can we date this quote by E. Hall and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     to marshal and collocate in order his battalions

Translations

Noun

collocate (plural collocates)

1. (linguistics) A component word of a collocation; a word that collocates with another.

Adjective

collocate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Set; placed.

   • of that creature you must take the parts wherein that virtue chiefly is collocate

Italian

Verb

collocate

1. second-person plural present indicative of collocare
2. second-person plural imperative of collocare
3. feminine plural of collocato

Latin

Verb

colloc?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of colloc?