curate

[-ɹɪt]
[ˈkjʊɹɪt]
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A curator is someone who takes care of and organizes valuable or historical things like art, artifacts, or documents.

When people talk about curating something, they often mean that they're carefully selecting and arranging a collection of items to make it look nice and interesting. For example, a museum curator might choose which artworks to display in an exhibition. A social media person might curate their followers' posts by choosing the most relevant or beautiful ones to share with their own audience. When you curate your music playlist, you're selecting the songs that fit your mood or style. It's like being a librarian for your favorite things!

How common is "curate"?

Word curate is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions

noun

  • An assistant rector or vicar.

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