Associations to the word «Colligate»
Wiktionary
COLLIGATE, verb. To tie or bind together.
COLLIGATE, verb. To formally link or connect together logically; to bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition.
Dictionary definition
COLLIGATE, verb. Make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all".
COLLIGATE, verb. Consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.