Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb collate
2 senses of collate
Sense 1
collate -- (compare critically; of texts)
=> compare -- (examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie")
Sense 2
collate -- (to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers")
=> order -- (bring order to or into; "Order these files")