English → Latin
“collate” in Latin
cōnferōto bring or collect together, gather; unite, join, connect; to bring or place together or near, set in opposition, opposcomparōto prepare, get ready, provide, furnish; to compare, match, place together, couple, form into pairsecclēsiasticusOf or belonging to the Church; ecclesiasticaldēferōto bear, carry or bring down or away; convey; take, remove; to bring to market, sell; to give to someone, grant, confer
The English word collate itself goes back to Latin collātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
collate
compare, conferre: comparare, etc.: together, inter se (both used by Ruhnken of collating MSS) [Vid: COMPARE].
Collate anybody to a benefice, *beneficium (ecclesiasticum) alicui tribuere or deferre.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for collate?
- The usual Latin words for “collate” are cōnferō, comparō, ecclēsiasticus; also dēferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.