colligate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to bind or fasten together.
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Logic. to link (facts) together by a general description or by a hypothesis that applies to them all.
verb
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to connect or link together; tie; join
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to relate (isolated facts, observations, etc) by a general hypothesis
Other Word Forms
- colligation noun
Etymology
Origin of colligate
1425–75 for obsolete adj. sense “bound together”; 1535–45 colligate for def. 1; < Latin colligātus (past participle of colligāre ), equivalent to col- col- 1 + ligā- (stem of ligāre to bind) + -tus past participle ending
Example Sentences
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We can observe and colligate the facts of emotion and volition, as we can observe the position of the stars and the laws of heat.
From Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II by Stephen, Leslie
That one cause would explain, and does colligate, all the facts.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew
But we are still at a loss for a ‘round’ and satisfactory hypothesis which will colligate all the alleged facts, and explain their historical continuity.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Lang, Andrew
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