/kəˈleɪt ||; kəˈlet/verb[T] 1 to collect information from different places in order to put it together, examine and compare it 核对；校勘: to collate data/information/figures 核对数据╱信息╱数字
2 to collect pieces of paper or pages from a book and arrange them in the correct order 按次序整理（纸张或书页）
➔collation noun [U]: the collation of data 资料整理