Alligate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈælɪɡeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Alligate is a verb meaning To solve an arithmetic problem concerning proportions by means of alligation; to associate as having the same ratio.
Meaning
To solve an arithmetic problem concerning proportions by means of alligation; to associate as having the same ratio.
More Meanings
- Having the same proportion or ratio.
- (obsolete, transitive) To bind or tie; to unite.
Example Sentences
Instincts alligated to their nature.
Poor Blind Tom, the very tail end of the long decadency, has a gift that alligates him to the angels.
Link or alligate the branches, so as one greater and another less than the root may be linked or yoked together.
The proportional parts are then found by reducing the alligate parts to the same denominator , dropping the denominators and writing the numerators .
Word Forms
- alligates
- alligating
- alligated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colligate, ligate, vinculate, associate, agglutinate, link up.
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