colligate

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verb

To tie or bind together.

“Near-synonym: ligate”

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ligateassociatetie inrelatelinklink upconnectsubsume
OriginMiddle English colligat(e) ← Latin colligātus →
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Meanings

verbcolligate (third-person singular simple present colligates, present participle colligating, simple past and past participle colligated)

present singular third person colligates · participle present colligating · participle past colligated · past colligated

  1. transitiveTo tie or bind together.

    Near-synonym: ligate

    1 more example

    The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.

    1821, William Nicholson, “ISINGLASS”, in American Edition of the British Encyclopedia

    Synonyms: ligate

  2. transitiveTo 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.

    1870, Dr. Bence Jones, Life and Letters of Faraday
adjectivecolligate (comparative more colligate, superlative most colligate)

comparative more colligate · superlative most colligate

  1. figurativelyliterallyobsoleteColligated, bound together.

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

    1578, John Banister, The Historie of Man, I. 19

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo tie or bind together.

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ligate

More synonyms by meaning

verbmake a logical or causal connection

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associatetie inrelatelinklink upconnect
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thinkcogitatecerebrate

verbconsider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

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subsume
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include
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associateconnectlinklink uprelatesubsumetie in

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincolligātus
  2. Middle Englishcolligat(e)“bound together”
  3. Englishcolligate

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.

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Translations

Bulgarian свързвам, обединявам
  • свързвам (svărzvam)to formally link or connect together logically
  • обединявам (obedinjavam)to formally link or connect together logically
Italian collegare
  • collegareto formally link or connect together logically
Portuguese coligar
  • coligarto formally link or connect together logically

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cotillage
Cite this entry
APA

colligate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colligate

MLA

“colligate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colligate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colligate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colligate.

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