collate

Definition

  • verb: to gather together information from different sources in order to study it carefully
  • verb: to compare critically

Examples

  • The photocopier will 'collate' the pages of the report.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Don't follow me. Ash? Any suggestions from you or Mother? No, we're still collating. You're what? You're still collating? I find that hard to believe. - What would you like me to do? (..)
    1979 Alien
  • (..) And, uh, our guest? - Well... - Hmm? Well, as I said, I'm still... collating, actually. But, uh, I have confirmed that he's got an outer layer of protein polysaccharides. He has a funny habit of shedding his cells... and replacing them with... (..)
    1979 Alien
  • (..) Start fresh. Ugh. There's no fresh start in today's world. Any -year-old with a cell phone could find out what you did. Everything we do is collated and quantified. Everything sticks. Is that how you justify stealing? I take what I need from those who have more than enough. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises