alligo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ ligō (tie, bind up or together; bandage).

Pronunciation

Verb

alligō (present infinitive alligāre, perfect active alligāvī, supine alligātum); first conjugation

  1. to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage
    Synonyms: ligō, colligō, illigō, cōnserō, cōnfīgō, adalligō, dēligō, nectō, cōnectō, dēfīgō, fīgō, vinculō, dēstinō
    Antonyms: explicō, absolvō, dissolvō, solvō
  2. to hold fast, hinder, detain
  3. (in a moral sense) to oblige, lay under obligation

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Romanian: alega
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Sardinian:
    • alliare
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Old Catalan: alligar, al·ligar
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Borrowings:
    • English: alligate
    • Piedmontese: aleghé
    • Portuguese: aligar (semi-learned)
    • Spanish: aligar (semi-learned)

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