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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLIGATE

v.t.[L. alligo, and ad and ligo, to bind. See Allegiance, Liege, League. ] To tie together; to unite by some tie.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALLIGATE

Al *li *gate, v. t. Etym: [L. alligatus, p. p. of alligare. See Ally. ]

 

Defn: To tie; to unite by some tie. Instincts alligated to their nature. Sir M. Hale.