collate
/kəˈleɪt/
verb
- To collect and arrange pages or documents in the correct order.
- The printer can automatically collate the pages of a booklet.
- She spent an hour collating the reports for the conference.
- Please collate the handouts before the meeting starts.
- To compare two or more pieces of information carefully to find differences or similarities.
- Researchers collated the results from several studies to identify trends.
- The detective collated the witness statements to find inconsistencies.
- We need to collate the data from both surveys before drawing conclusions.