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colligate.

To tie or bind together.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To tie or bind together.

    transitive
  2. To formally link or connect together logically; to bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

adj
  1. Colligated, bound together.

    figuratively · literally · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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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