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- Latin · learned borrowing fromalligatus“tied, bound”
- English todayalligate
From Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”). Doublet of alloy.
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alligate
Today it means: To bind or tie; to unite. Full definition →
Latin alligatus