English Explanatory Dictionary

colligate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tie or bind together.
  2. To formally link or connect together logically; to bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.
adj
  1. Colligated, bound together.

Word forms

colligate colligates colligating colligated more colligate most colligate

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.

Synonyms

ligate

Related words

colligation lictor ligate ligation ligature obligation obligatory oblige collate collocate

Derived words

bicolligate colligability colligative
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