Definition of: colligate

(kol′ə·gāt) v.t. ·gat·ed, ·gat·ing
1. To tie, group, or fasten together.
2. Logic To bind together (facts) by means of some suitable conception or explanation: Certain material phenomena are colligated by the law of gravity. [<L colligatus, pp. of colligare <com-together + ligare bind]
—col′li·ga′tion noun
—col′li·ga′tive adjective