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colligate

verb

Etymology

First attested in 1471, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English colligat(e) (“bound together”)(adjective), Latin colligātus, perfect passive participle of colligō (“to bind, fasten; to unite, combine”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, co- + ligate. Sporadic participial usage of the adjective up until the end of the 16ᵗʰ century.

  1. derived from colligātus
  2. inherited from colligat — “bound together”
  3. inherited from colligat

Definitions

  1. To tie or bind together.

    • Near-synonym: ligate
    • The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.

  2. To formally link or connect together logically

    To formally link or connect together logically; to bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.

    • He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful […] phenomena.

  3. Colligated, bound together.

    • The first & second Vertebre […] are most especially Colligate, & bound to the Head.

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Derived

bicolligate, colligability, colligative

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA