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What does collate mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To examine diverse documents etc. to discover similarities and differences.
  2. (transitive) To assemble something in a logical sequence.
  3. (transitive) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.
  4. (obsolete) To bestow or confer.
  5. (transitive, Christianity) To admit a cleric to a benefice; to present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; followed by to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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A nationwide attempt to collect and collate information may yield a more complete picture of the prevalence and nature of such attacks in India.
You can't really get on with anything useful as you load the printer with paper, collate the copies etc.
Now Edna, with the help of local councillor Bernard Selby, plans to collate records, press cuttings and artefacts detailing his wartime actions.
Work begins on the systems required to collate and mark continuous assessment and exams.
The club will now collate the feedback from local residents and fans in advance of a formal planning application early in the new year.
Police will then collate the information and identify trouble areas or individuals and target them accordingly.

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