Difference between Collocate and Colocate

What is the difference between Collocate and Colocate?

Collocate as a verb is (said of certain words) to be often used together, form a collocation; for example strong collocates with tea. while Colocate as a verb is to locate or be located at the same site, for two things or groups, military units, etc.

Collocate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (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.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A component word of a collocation.

Colocate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To locate or be located at the same site, for two things or groups, military units, etc.

We hope you now know whether to use Collocate or Colocate in your sentence.

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