colligated — adjective a) tied together b) logically connected … Wiktionary
colligated — v. attach or bind together; link up or connect facts by general depiction or hypothesis that apply to all of them; consider as part of a general rule or principle … English contemporary dictionary
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colligating — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colligate — colligation, n. /kol i gayt /, v.t., colligated, colligating. 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. [1425 75 for obs. adj. sense bound together ;… … Universalium
Whewell’s philosophy of science and ethics — Struan Jacobs ON SCIENCE Introduction Among the most prodigious of English minds of the nineteenth century, William Whewell (1794–1866) was at various times, and among other things, philosopher, intellectual historian, scientist, educationist,… … History of philosophy
colligate — /ˈkɒləgeɪt/ (say koluhgayt) verb (t) (colligated, colligating) 1. to bind or fasten together. 2. Logic to bind (facts) together by a general description or by a hypothesis which applies to them all. {Latin colligātus, past participle, bound… …
colligate — [käl′ə gāt΄] vt. colligated, colligating [< L colligatus, pp. of colligare, to bind together < com , together + ligare, to bind (see LIGATURE)] 1. to bind together 2. to relate (isolated facts) by some reasonable explanation, esp. so as to… … English World dictionary