curate

Other forms: curated; curates; curating

When you curate something, you organize and present it. If you work for a museum, you might curate an exhibit of abstract sculpture.

The noun curate originally referred to anyone taking care of church property in some way. Nowadays, the noun generally refers to a person with religious training who conducts religious services. Curate comes from the word cure, and a curate is supposed to cure that most important part of you — your soul. When you curate a museum exhibit — or a selection of 1980s fashion for your retro blog — you care for or manage it just as a curate cares for a parish.

Definitions of curate

1. noun

   a person authorized to conduct religious worship
   synonyms: minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector

   types:

   ministrant

   someone who serves as a minister

   type of:

   clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend

   a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of a Christian church
2. verb

   organize and oversee items in a collection or exhibit
   type of:

   care, deal, handle, manage

   be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
3. verb

   select and present content or information
   type of:

   demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show

   give an exhibition of to an interested audience