colligate

Verb
Synonyms: associatetie inrelatelinklink upconnectsubsume

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. 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”Synonyms: associatetie inrelatelinklink upconnect
  2. consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principleSynonyms: subsume
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Colligate \Col"li*gate\, a. Bound together. [1913 Webster]
Colligate \Col"li*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Colligated; p. pr. & vb. n. Colligating.] [L. colligatus, p. p. of colligare to collect; co- + ligare to bind.]

1.To tie or bind together. [1913 Webster]

The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.— Nicholson.[1913 Webster]

2.(Logic) To bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition. [1913 Webster]

He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful . . . phenomena.— Tundall.[1913 Webster]
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