The word "colligate" is a verb meaning to bind or group things together, often to make sense or create cohesion. An example shows someone attempting to colligate "loose ends" of a fragmented movie.
El "colligate" es un verbo que significa unir o agrupar cosas, a menudo para darles sentido o cohesión. Un ejemplo muestra cómo alguien intenta agrupar "cabos sueltos" de una película fragmentada.
| Back | colligate /KOL-i-gayt/ |
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| Front | verb To bind or group together. [From Latin colligare, from com- (together) + ligare (bind). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leig (to bind), which is also the source of oblige, alloy, ally, rely, lien, league, liable, ligature, and furl. Earliest documented use: 1545.] "Chizz made a quick overview of the situation, attempting to colligate the loose ends of a somewhat fragmented movie." - Ihebom C. Reginald; Forbidden Choice; Xlibris; 2013. |
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