colligate
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col·li·gate
(kŏl′ĭ-gāt′)tr.v. col·li·gat·ed, col·li·gat·ing, col·li·gates
1. To tie or group together.
2. Logic To bring (isolated facts) together by an explanation or hypothesis that applies to them all.
col′li·ga′tion n.
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colligate
(ˈkɒlɪˌɡeɪt)vb (tr)
1. to connect or link together; tie; join
2. (Logic) to relate (isolated facts, observations, etc) by a general hypothesis
[C16: from Latin colligāre to fasten together, from com- together + ligāre to bind]
ˌcolliˈgation n
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col•li•gate
(ˈkɒl ɪˌgeɪt)v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. v.t.
1. to bind or fasten together.
2. to link (facts) together by a general description or hypothesis.
v.i. 3. to become linked together.
[1535–45; < Latin colligātus, past participle of colligāre to tie up]
col`li•ga′tion, n.
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colligate
Past participle: colligated
Gerund: colligating
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| Verb | 1. | colligate - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" remember - exercise, or have the power of, memory; "After the shelling, many people lost the ability to remember"; "some remember better than others" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" interrelate - place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events" correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" identify - conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" free-associate - associate freely; "Let's associate freely to bring up old memories" have in mind, think of, mean - intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" |
| 2. | colligate - consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" |
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