New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Colligate — 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
Colligate — Col li*gate, a. Bound together. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colligate — index accumulate (amass), aggregate, combine (join together), join (bring together) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
colligate — 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
colligate — [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
colligate — v.t. [L. cum, with; ligare, to bind] To tie or bind together … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
colligate — 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
colligate — verb To formally link or connect together logically … Wiktionary
colligate — 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
colligate — v. a. 1. Unite, combine, fasten together, bind. 2. Bring into unity, form into a logical whole, combine, unite, unify … New dictionary of synonyms
