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occur vs collocate

collocate vs occur

occur and collocate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occur No No Yes No
collocate No No Yes No
As verbs, collocate is a hyponym of occur; that is, collocate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occur:
  • occur: to be found to exist
  • collocate: have a strong tendency to occur side by side
Other hyponyms of occur include geminate, pair, run, abound in, pullulate with, teem in.
occur (verb) collocate (verb)
come to pass group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
come to one's mind; suggest itself have a strong tendency to occur side by side
to be found to exist
Difference between occur and collocate

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