Colligate
November 28, 2015
verb
\KAH-luh-gayt\
Definition
1
: to bind, unite, or group together
2
: to subsume (isolated facts) under a general concept
3
: to be or become a member of a group or unit
Examples
"For instance, many words colligate
with the word 'the,' which is a grammatical marker of definiteness
rather than a word that carries significant semantic content." — Tony
McEnery and Andrew Hardie, Corpus Linguistics: Method, Theory and Practice, 2012
"Research that examines the combined effect of lifestyle factors on mortality is plentiful, and data have been colligated in a recent meta-analysis." — Valentina A. Andreeva et al., The American Journal of Public Health, November 2014
"Research that examines the combined effect of lifestyle factors on mortality is plentiful, and data have been colligated in a recent meta-analysis." — Valentina A. Andreeva et al., The American Journal of Public Health, November 2014
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