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to colligate

to colligate

9.9
To join facts or observations to make a clear connection
  • verb
  • /ˈkɒlɪɡeɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : coligar
  • The researcher colligated the data from multiple studies.

Examples

  • Linguists often colligate words into grammatical categories based on shared features.

  • We need to colligate these findings for our report.

  • It is common in scientific research to colligate individual observations under general laws.

  • The theory seeks to colligate diverse phenomena within a single explanatory framework.

  • In her thesis, she will colligate various studies to support her argument.

  • Data scientists often colligate large datasets to uncover meaningful patterns.

  • To understand the topic better, we need to colligate all relevant information.

Synonyms

to link
vsto colligate
376 3.0

To show a connection between ideas or events

goes further by gathering and organizing information into a systematic whole
to associate
vsto colligate
364 3.4

To link one thing in your mind to another

involves actively gathering and organizing external information, not just mental links
to connect
vsto colligate
354 2.3

Show how two ideas or events are related

also involves assembling and organizing facts, not only stating relationships
to relate
vsto colligate
317 2.2

To be connected or important to something

involves actively bringing facts together and arranging them logically
to tie in
vsto colligate
16 4.1

To connect to another idea or fact in a clear way

involves collecting and linking facts actively rather than merely being related
to collate
vsto colligate
2 6.8

To compare documents or texts to find differences and similarities

focuses on connecting and organizing facts into a logical systematic whole rather than comparing
to link up
vsto colligate
  • Informal
1 3.5

To connect facts or ideas to show a relationship

focuses more on gathering and arranging items into a coherent structure
to conjunct
vsto colligate
  • Formal
1 8.2

To join two or more things into one

focuses on logical organization and linking of facts rather than simple joining
to colligate findings
vsto colligate
  • Archaic
8.6

To gather research results and arrange them clearly

applies more generally to bringing together facts across contexts in logical way

Antonyms

scatter
8 4.0

A group of things or people spread over a wide area with no order

to disorganize
  • US
4 4.5

To make something lose its order or structure

Phrasal Verbs

to colligate findings
  • Archaic
8.6

To gather research results and arrange them clearly

How Connected

to synthesize
55 6.4
to colligate
  • Archaic
9.9
to integrate
179 4.1
to organize
  • US
662 1.6
to collate
12 5.8
to assemble
169 2.9
to collect
499 1.1

Surface Forms

colligate infinitive
colligated past
colligated past participle
colligating present participle
colligates third person singular

Morphology

colligate = (opaque) = collig + ate

'Collig' is not a recognizable English word, so there is no English base word for this derivation.

Etymology

The word colligate comes from the Latin parts com- ('together') and ligare ('to bind'), and you can see the same root in the English word ligament, which holds bones together. So to colligate is to 'bind together' facts or ideas, which is why it means to connect information into a single view.