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colligate

col·li·gate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kol-i-geyt]
    • /ˈkɒl ɪˌgeɪt/
    • /ˈkɒ.lɪ.ɡeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-i-geyt]
    • /ˈkɒl ɪˌgeɪt/

Definitions of colligate word

  • verb colligate to connect or link together; tie; join 3
  • verb colligate to relate (isolated facts, observations, etc) by a general hypothesis 3
  • verb transitive colligate to bind together 3
  • verb transitive colligate to relate (isolated facts) by some reasonable explanation, esp. so as to evolve a general principle 3
  • verb with object colligate to bind or fasten together. 1
  • verb with object colligate Logic. to link (facts) together by a general description or by a hypothesis that applies to them all. 1

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Origin of colligate

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75 for obsolete adj. sense “bound together”; 1535-45 for def 1; < Latin colligātus (past participle of colligāre), equivalent to col- col-1 + ligā- (stem of ligāre to bind) + -tus past participle ending

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Parts of speech for Colligate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colligate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

colligate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for colligate

verb colligate

  • cull — If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
  • amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
  • organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • edit — to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
  • glean — to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.

Antonyms for colligate

verb colligate

  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
  • disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.

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