Collate — Defs

01 v. t. To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement.

imp. & p. p. Collated; p. pr. & vb. n. Collating

1.
To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement.
“I must collate it, word by word, with the original Hebrew.” — Coleridge.
2.
To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.
3.
To present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; -- followed by to.(Eccl.)
4.
To bestow or confer.[Obs.]

02 v. i. To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary.

1.
To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary.(Ecl.)
“If the bishop neglects to collate within six months, the right to do it devolves on the archbishop.” — Encyc. Brit.