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curate

[ noun kyoor-it; verb kyoor-eyt, kyoo-reyt ]

noun

  1. Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
  2. any ecclesiastic entrusted with the cure of souls, as a parish priest.


verb (used with object)

curated, curating.
  1. to take charge of (a museum) or organize (an art exhibit):

    to curate a photography show.

  2. to pull together, sift through, and select for presentation, as music or website content:

    “We curate our merchandise with a sharp eye for trending fashion,” the store manager explained.

curate

1

/ ˈʊəɪ /

noun

  1. a clergyman appointed to assist a parish priest
  2. a clergyman who has the charge of a parish ( curate-in-charge )
  3. an assistant barman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

curate

2

/ ʊəˈɪ /

verb

  1. tr to be in charge of (an art exhibition or museum)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·· [ky, oo, -, rat, -ik], ··· adjective
  • ·ٱ·󾱱 noun
  • ··پDz noun
  • ܲ··ٱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of curate1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English curat, from Anglo-French or directly from Medieval Latin ūٳܲ, equivalent to Latin ū() “care” + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of curate1

C14: from Medieval Latin ūٳܲ, from ū spiritual oversight, cure

Origin of curate2

C20: back formation from curator
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Example Sentences

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But those are the whitewashed versions — Hollywood’s curated fantasy that sidelines the truth.

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For all their branding around ease and indulgence, many dispensaries still carry the sterile energy of a hospital lobby — albeit one with a curated Spotify playlist and a plant wall.

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The converted barn, with its rustic beams and carefully curated music collection, seemed perfect.

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The sticker sheet is curated with enough stickers to decorate a small water bottle.

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Its inhabitants are those of “there will always be an England” England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.

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