colligate
[ kol-i-geyt ]
/ ˈkɒl ɪˌgeɪt /
verb (used with object), col·li·gat·ed, col·li·gat·ing.
to bind or fasten together.
Logic.
to link (facts) together by a general description or by a hypothesis that applies to them all.
Origin of colligate
1425–75 for obsolete adj. sense “bound together”; 1535–45
for def 1; < Latin
colligātus (past participle of
colligāre), equivalent to
col-
col-1 +
ligā- (stem of
ligāre to bind) +
-tus past participle ending
OTHER WORDS FROM colligate
col·li·ga·tion, nounWords nearby colligate
colliding-beam machine,
collie,
collier,
colliery,
collieshangie,
colligate,
colligative,
collimate,
collimation,
collimator,
collinear
Example sentences from the Web for colligate
British Dictionary definitions for colligate
colligate
/ (ˈkɒlɪˌɡeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to connect or link together; tie; join
to relate (isolated facts, observations, etc) by a general hypothesis
Derived forms of colligate
colligation, nounWord Origin for colligate
C16: from Latin
colligāre to fasten together, from
com- together +
ligāre to bind