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. [Latin colligāre, colligāt- : com-, com- + ligāre, to tie, bind; see leig- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] col′li·gation n. |
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