collocable, a. Linguistics.
(ˈkɒləkəb(ə)l)
[f. L. type *collocābil-is, f. collocāre (see collocate v.).]
Capable of forming part of a collocation (sense 1 c).
| 1961 Y. Olsson Syntax Eng. Verb vii. 197 Although ‘have a look’ and ‘take a look’ are both collocable with at, ‘have a look’ is alone in collocating with for. 1964 R. H. Robins Gen. Linguistics ii. 69 In the language of philosophy the verb to exist is not collocable with nouns in the same way that other verbs..are. |