Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alligate

/ˈælɪɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-li-gate
IPA: /ˈælɪɡeɪt/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bind or tie; to unite.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To solve an arithmetic problem concerning proportions by means of alligation; to associate as having the same ratio.

adj

Having the same proportion or ratio.

Example Sentences

"Instincts alligated to their nature."
"Poor Blind Tom, the very tail end of the long decadency, has a gift that alligates him to the angels."
"Link or alligate the branches, so as one greater and another less than the root may be linked or yoked together."
"The proportional parts are then found by reducing the alligate parts to the same denominator , dropping the denominators and writing the numerators ."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

alligates (present, singular) alligating (participle, present) alligated (participle, past) alligated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce alligate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælɪɡeɪt/.
What does alligate mean?: To bind or tie; to unite.
Where does alligate come from?: From Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”). Doublet of alloy.

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