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COLLIGATE
subsume, colligate
(verb) consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
(verb) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
colligate (third-person singular simple present colligates, present participle colligating, simple past and past participle colligated)
(transitive) To tie or bind together.
(transitive) To formally link or connect together logically; to bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.
Anagrams
• co-tillage, cotillage
Source: Wiktionary
Col"li*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Colligated; p. pr. & vb. n. Colligating.] Etym: [L. colligatus, p. p. of colligare to collect; co- + ligare to bind.]
1. To tie or bind together. The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows. Nicholson.
2. (Logic)
Definition: To bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition. He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful . . . phenomena. Tundall.
Col"li*gate, a.
Definition: Bound together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CITATION
(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; “the student’s essay failed to list several important citations”; “the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”; “the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”
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