"alligate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈælɪɡeɪt/ Forms: alligates [present, singular, third-person], alligating [participle, present], alligated [participle, past], alligated [past]
Etymology: From Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo (“I bind”), from ad + ligo (“I bind”). Doublet of alloy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|alligatus||tied, bound}} Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), {{m|la|alligo||I bind}} alligo (“I bind”), {{m|la|ad}} ad, {{m|la|ligo||I bind}} ligo (“I bind”), {{doublet|en|alloy}} Doublet of alloy Head templates: {{en-verb}} alligate (third-person singular simple present alligates, present participle alligating, simple past and past participle alligated)
  1. (transitive) To tie; to unite by some tie. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-alligate-en-verb-wCBrIGGl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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