religate

religate · verb¹

1. Latin · borrowed fromreligātus
2. English todayreligate

Partly from Latin religātus, the perfect passive participle of religō (“to bind back or behind”) and partly formed in English as re- + ligate.

religate · verb²

See relegate ³.

First known use, by meaning

• 17th century Obsolete spelling of relegate.