Colligate Definition & Meaning

colligate
verb
  1. make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
  2. consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

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