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curate

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As a noun, curate means an assistant rector or vicar. As a verb, it means act as a curator for.

Meanings of curate

8 meanings

noun

  1. An assistant rector or vicar.

  2. A parish priest.

  3. IrelandAn assistant barman.

  4. inorganic chemistryAn oxyanion of curium; any salt containing such an anion.

  5. A person authorized to conduct religious worshipperson

    “clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches”

    Similar: minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector

verb

  1. To act as a curator for.

    “She curated the traveling exhibition.”

    “They carefully curated the recovered artifacts.”

  2. To apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages.

  3. To work or act as a curator.

    “Not only does he curate for the museum, he manages the office and fund-raises.”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

curate around the world

IrelandAn assistant barman.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a person authorized to conduct religious worship
minister of religionministerparsonpastorrector

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