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colligate

Syllabification: (col·li·gate)

Pronunciation: /ˈkäləˌgāt/

Definition of colligate

verb

Linguistics

be or cause to be juxtaposed or grouped in a syntactic relation: [no object]:the two grammatical items are said to colligate [with object]:pronouns are regularly colligated with verbal forms

Derivatives

colligation

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the literal Latin sense): from Latin colligat- 'bound together', from the verb colligare, from col- 'together' + ligare 'bind'. The current sense dates from the 1960s