v.
Pronunciation: ' kä-l ə -g ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -gat · ed ; -gat · ing
Etymology: Latin colligatus, past participle of colligare, from com- + ligare to tie ― more at LIGATURE
Date: 1545
transitive verb
1 : to bind, unite, or group together
2 : to subsume (isolated facts) under a general concept
intransitive verb : to be or become a member of a group or unit
– col · li · ga · tion \ ˌ kä-l ə - ' g ā -sh ə n \ noun