Definitions

1. verb

to gather and arrange in a systematic order, especially documents or data.

“The student was tasked with collating the research papers for the project.”

2. verb

to combine or assemble two or more things, especially documents, into a single unit.

“The editor had to collate the multiple versions of the manuscript before publication.”

3. noun

a set of documents or data that have been gathered and arranged in a systematic order.

“The researcher spent hours collating the data for her thesis.”