Sekirov Dictionary

alligate

/ˈælɪɡeɪt/

verb 2
adjective 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To solve an arithmetic problem concerning proportions by means of alligation; to associate as having the same ratio.
- Link or alligate the branches, so as one greater and another less than the root may be linked or yoked together. — 1859
•
(no longer used) To bind or tie; to unite.
- Instincts alligated to their nature. — 1677

adjective1

•
Having the same proportion or ratio.
- The proportional parts are then found by reducing the alligate parts to the same denominator , dropping the denominators and writing the numerators . — 1938

forms

alligated · alligating · alligates

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