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curate
[ noun kyoor-it; verb kyoor-eyt, kyoo-reyt ]
noun
- Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- any ecclesiastic entrusted with the cure of souls, as a parish priest.
verb (used with object)
- to take charge of (a museum) or organize (an art exhibit):
to curate a photography show.
- 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
- a clergyman appointed to assist a parish priest
- a clergyman who has the charge of a parish ( curate-in-charge )
- an assistant barman
curate
2/ ʊəˈɪ /
verb
- tr to be in charge of (an art exhibition or museum)
Other Word Forms
- ·· [ky, oo, -, rat, -ik], ··· adjective
- ·ٱ· noun
- ··پDz noun
- ܲ··ٱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of curate1
Origin of curate2
Example Sentences
The Mobile Closet debuted at last year’s New York Film Festival, with Criterion offering guests a first-come, first-served chance to buy the company’s carefully curated, beautifully packaged movies.
Burnett selected his film’s songs with care, curating a fittingly soulful counterpoint to his critical portrait of inequality — not just in L.A. but in the country as a whole.
Yeah, this is the latest in a long line of multimedia objects that I've spent a foolish amount of time and energy curating that have something to do with fungi or mycology.
But those are the whitewashed versions — Hollywood’s curated fantasy that sidelines the truth.
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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