colligate — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To tie or bind together.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   ligate

   Examples

   Near-synonym: ligate

   The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.

2. To formally link or connect together logically; to bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful […] phenomena.

Adjective

1. Colligated, bound together.

   Usage

   • Figurative
   • literally
   • Obsolete
   • as a participle

   Examples

   The first & second Vertebre […] are most especially Colligate, & bound to the Head.

Verb

1. make a logical or causal connection

   Synonyms

   associatetie inrelatelinklink upconnect

   Broader terms

   thinkcogitatecerebrate

   Examples

   I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind

   colligate these facts

   More examples (1)

   I cannot relate these events at all

2. consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

   Synonyms

   subsume

   Broader terms

   include