colligate

[ kol-i-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, col·li·gat·ed, col·li·gat·ing.

1. to bind or fasten together.
2. Logic. to link (facts) together by a general description or by a hypothesis that applies to them all.

colligate

/ ˈkɒlɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. to connect or link together; tie; join
2. to relate (isolated facts, observations, etc) by a general hypothesis

Derived Forms

• ˌcolliˈgation, noun

Other Words From

• colli·gation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of colligate¹

1425–75 for obsolete adj. sense “bound together”; 1535–45 colligate fordef 1; < Latin colligātus (past participle of colligāre ), equivalent to col- col- ¹ + ligā- (stem of ligāre to bind) + -tus past participle ending

Word History and Origins

Origin of colligate¹

C16: from Latin colligāre to fasten together, from com- together + ligāre to bind

Example Sentences

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.

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His version ‘colligates’ them; though extravagant they become not incoherent. 

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Anything, it is said, may be proved by facts; and that is painfully true until we have the right method of what has been called "colligating" facts.

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The beasts delighted in dashing furiously through our file, which, being colligated, was thrown each time into the greatest confusion.

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By November be had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful and unexpected phenomena.

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Related Words

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• arrange
• assemble
• collect
• compose
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