Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb collocate
2 senses of collocate
Sense 1
collocate -- (have a strong tendency to occur side by side; "The words 'new' and 'world' collocate")
=> occur -- (to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil")
Sense 2
collocate, lump, chunk -- (group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side)
=> group -- (arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?")