col·li·gate
(kŏl′ĭ-gāt′)tr.v. col·li·gat·ed,
col·li·gat·ing,
col·li·gates 1. To tie or group together.
2. Logic To bring (isolated facts) together by an explanation or hypothesis that applies to them all.
col′li·ga′tion n.
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Colligation
conjunction; alliance; union; the binding together or the linking of a number of isolated facts—Wilkes.Examples: colligation of facts, 1837; of kingdoms, 1651; of [blood] vessels, 1646.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | colligation - the state of being joined togetheranastomosis, inosculation - a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters" unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" |
| 2. | colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesisconnexion, association, connection - the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" |
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