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litigate.

To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/
  1. To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.

    intransitive
  2. To contest in law.

    transitive
  3. To dispute; to fight over.

    transitive
    You can't keep litigating this same point!
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1606; borrowed from Latin lītigātus, perfect passive participle of lītigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līs (“a lawsuit”, oblique stem in līt-) + -igō (denominative verb-forming suffix).

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