NYT Dictionary

COLLOCATE

/ˈkɑləkeɪt/
VerbNounAdjectiveCOL-lo-catecol-lo-cate · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2022

Meaning

(said of certain words) To be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

co-locatelumpchunkaccumulateaggregatealignallocateallotamassapportion

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020, 2022.

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