ɪˌgeɪt verb (used with object), col·li·gat·ed, col·li·gat·ing.
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.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
col·li·ga·tion, noun
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to connect or link together; tie; join |
| 2. | to relate (isolated facts, observations, etc) by a general hypothesis |
| [C16: from Latin colligāre to fasten together, from com- together + ligāre to bind] | |
| colli'gation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
colligate
1545, from L. colligat-, pp. stem of colligare "to bind together," from com- "together" + ligare "to bind" (see ligament). As a concept in logic, from 1837; in linguistics, from 1953.
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