alligate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”). Doublet of alloy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈælɪɡeɪt/ === Verb === alligate (third-person singular simple present alligates, present participle alligating, simple past and past participle alligated) (obsolete, transitive) To bind or tie; to unite. To solve an arithmetic problem concerning proportions by means of alligation; to associate as having the same ratio. === Adjective === alligate (not comparable) Having the same proportion or ratio. === Anagrams === taillage, talliage, telalgia == Latin == === Verb === alligāte second-person plural present active imperative of alligō