COLLIGATING

Verb

colligating

present participle of colligate

Source: Wiktionary


COLLIGATE

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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