English Explanatory Dictionary

litigate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
  2. To contest in law.
  3. To dispute; to fight over.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-litigate.wav

Word forms

litigate litigates litigating litigated

Etymology

First attested in 1606; borrowed from Latin lītigātus, perfect passive participle of lītigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līs (“a lawsuit”, oblique stem in līt-) + -igō (denominative verb-forming suffix).

Derived words

litigable litigation litigative litigatory nonlitigating outlitigate overlitigate relitigate unlitigated
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