colligated

Variant of colligate

colligate definition

col·li·gate (käl′ə gāt′)

transitive verb colligated -·gat′ed, colligating -·gat′·ing

  1. to bind together
  2. to relate (isolated facts) by some reasonable explanation, esp. so as to evolve a general principle

Etymology: < L colligatus, pp. of colligare, to bind together < com-, together + ligare, to bind (see ligature)

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