ALLIGATE

Etymology

Verb

alligate (third-person singular simple present alligates, present participle alligating, simple past and past participle alligated)

(transitive) To tie; to unite by some tie.

Anagrams

• taillage, talliage, telalgia

Source: Wiktionary


Al*li*gate, v. t. Etym: [L. alligatus, p. p. of alligare. See Ally.]

Definition: To tie; to unite by some tie. Instincts alligated to their nature. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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