colligate: M-W's Word of the Day

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The Word of the Day for November 9 is:

colligate \KAH-luh-gayt\ verb
transitive senses
*1 : to bind, unite, or group together
2 : to subsume (isolated facts) under a general concept
intransitive sense : to be or become a member of a group or unit

Example sentence:
All of the files have been colligated as one large searchable database.

Did you know?
"Colligate" descends from Latin "colligare," itself from "com-" ("with") plus "ligare" ("to tie"). Which of the following words is NOT tied to "ligare"?

ligature ligament lien rely ally

collocate oblige furl league

"Ligature," "ligament," "lien," "rely," "ally," "oblige," "furl," and "league" (in the sense of "an association of persons, groups, or teams") can all be traced back along varying paths to "ligare." That leaves only "collocate," which means "to set side by side" and comes from "com-" plus "locare," meaning "to place."

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

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