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Webster 1913 Edition

Alligate

Al-li-gate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
alligatus
, p. p. of
alligare
. See
Ally
.]
To tie; to unite by some tie.
Instincts
alligated
to their nature.
Sir M. Hale.

Webster 1828 Edition

Alligate

AL'LIGATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. alligo, and ad and ligo, to bind. See Allegiance, Liege, League.]
To tie together; to unite by some tie.

Definition 2024

alligate

alligate

English

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.
    • Sir M. Hale
      Instincts alligated to their nature.

Latin

Verb

alligāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of alligō

Etymology

From Latin alligatus ‎(“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo ‎(“I bind”), from ad + ligo ‎(“I bind”).

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