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Definition of Colligate
1. Verb. Make a logical or causal connection. "I cannot relate these events at all"
Specialized synonyms: Remember, Interrelate, Correlate, Identify, Free-associate, Have In Mind, Mean, Think Of
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Derivative terms: Associable, Association, Association, Associative, Associatory, Colligation, Colligation, Connection, Connective, Connexion, Link, Linkage, Relation
Antonyms: Dissociate
2. Verb. Consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle.
Definition of Colligate
1. v. t. To tie or bind together.
2. a. Bound together.
Definition of Colligate
1. Verb. To formally link or connect together logically. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Colligate
1. [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colligate
Literary usage of Colligate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions to Christology by Emmanuel Bonavia (1869)
"... the scattered facts of zoology, so will the theories of Gravitation and
Radiation colligate the facts of the universe. Although we don't see it now, ..."
2. Works of Thomas Hill Green by Thomas Hill Green, Richard Lewis Nettleship (1890)
"The discovery of Kepler enables us to ' colligate' the observed position of the
planets ; that of Newton (I believe) all motions of bodies ..."
3. Transcripts and Studies by Edward Dowden, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Thomas Carlyle (1888)
"In each case _ , we form a hypothesis as to the motive of the compo- sition, and
endeavour to colligate the facts under that hypothesis. ..."
4. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1862)
"... which in most cases are not susceptible of isolation ; the union of the neutral
principle or colligate with the ammonia being of the same intimate ..."
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