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litigate definition

liti·gate (-gāt′)

transitive verb litigated -·gat′ed, litigating -·gat′·ing

to contest in a lawsuit

Etymology: < L litigatus, pp. of litigare, to dispute, carry on a suit < lis (gen. litis), dispute + agere, to do: see act

intransitive verb

to carry on a lawsuit

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