AL'LIGATE, verb transitive [Latin alligo, and ad and ligo, to bind. See Allegiance, Liege, League.] To tie together; to unite by some tie.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
AL'LIGATE, verb transitive [Latin alligo, and ad and ligo, to bind. See Allegiance, Liege, League.] To tie together; to unite by some tie.
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