define: collate
collate verb [T]. âº formal to âbring together different âpieces of written âinformation so that the âsimilarities and âdifferences can be âseen: to collate âdata/âinformation âº to âcollect and âarrange the âsheets of a âreport, âbook, etc., in the âcorrect âorder: The âphotocopier will collate the âdocuments for you.