colligate

  • 1Colligate — Col li*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Colligated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Colligating}.] [L. colligatus, p. p. of colligare to collect; co + ligare to bind.] 1. To tie or bind together. [1913 Webster] The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Colligate — Col li*gate, a. Bound together. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3colligate — index accumulate (amass), aggregate, combine (join together), join (bring together) Burton s Legal Thesaurus …

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  • 4colligate — 1540s, from L. colligatus, pp. of colligare to bind together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + ligare to bind (see LIGAMENT (Cf. ligament)). As a concept in logic, from 1837; in linguistics, from 1953. Related: Colligation …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5colligate — [käl′ə gāt΄] vt. colligated, colligating [< L colligatus, pp. of colligare, to bind together < com , together + ligare, to bind (see LIGATURE)] 1. to bind together 2. to relate (isolated facts) by some reasonable explanation, esp. so as to… …

    English World dictionary

  • 6colligate — verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin colligatus, past participle of colligare, from com + ligare to tie more at ligature Date: 1545 transitive verb 1. to bind, unite, or group together 2. to subsume ( …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7colligate — v.t. [L. cum, with; ligare, to bind] To tie or bind together …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 8colligate — colligation, n. /kol i gayt /, v.t., colligated, colligating. 1. to bind or fasten together. 2. Logic. to link (facts) together by a general description or by a hypothesis that applies to them all. [1425 75 for obs. adj. sense bound together ;… …

    Universalium

  • 9colligate — verb To formally link or connect together logically …

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  • 10colligate — v. attach or bind together; link up or connect facts by general depiction or hypothesis that apply to all of them; consider as part of a general rule or principle …

    English contemporary dictionary