English → Latin
“collocate” in Latin
collocōto place, put, set in order, assign, arrange; to put together, assemble; to settlepōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)statuōto put up (something); to stand (something) in an upright position; to establish, determine, fix (the form or character cōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay; to set up, establish, constitute, found; to build, erect, construct
The English word collocate itself goes back to Latin locō, through collocatum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
collocate
collocare (to set with choice and intention in a particular place): ponere (general term): statuere: constituere (in its proper place). Vid: To PLACE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for collocate?
- The usual Latin words for “collocate” are collocō, pōnō, statuō; also cōnstituō. 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.