/ ˈkɒlɪgeɪt; NAmE ˈkɑːl-/ verb [ v , vn ] colligate(with sth) | colligatesth (with sth)
1.
( formal ) if two ideas, facts, etc. colligate, or are colligated, they are linked together by a single explanation or theory
2.
( linguistics ) if two words colligate, or are colligated, they occur together and are linked by grammar
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the Latin sense): from Latin colligat- bound together, from the verb colligare , from col- together + ligare bind. The current sense dates from the 1960s.