Dictionary
col•li•gate
Pronunciation: (kol'i-gāt"), [key]—
v.t., -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
1. to bind or fasten together.
2. Logic.to link (facts) together by a general description or by a hypothesis that applies to them all.
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