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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin collocāre (place, put, assemble). Compare the inherited doublet colgar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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col·locar (first-person singular present col·loco, first-person singular preterite col·loquí, past participle col·locat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/(transitive)

  1. to put, place (a physical object)
  2. to put, place, post (into e.g. employment)
  3. (volleyball) to set
  4. (colloquial) to get high (cause to be under the influence of a drug)
  5. (reflexive) to position oneself; (colloquial) to get high

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