colligates

verb

present tense third-person singular of colligate
1
as in links

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2
as in clumps

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colligates
  1. links
  2. clumps
  3. collects
  4. recognizes
  5. assembles
  6. identifies
  7. joins
  8. clusters
Verb
  • The integration links creators in Korea and Japan directly to the company’s global development, production and technology teams.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to asking whether the benefit should be restricted to rural districts, the agency links E-Rate to present-day concerns over screen time.
    — Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of links
Verb
  • Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
    — Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of clumps
Verb
  • Big science, big detectors One modification that NASA made included building a large focal plane, the component of the telescope that collects light, made up of 18 wide area near-infrared detectors.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Doctors examining the previously healthy teenager at a Los Angeles hospital discovered a subdural hematoma, a life-threatening injury which occurs when blood collects on the surface of the brain.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of collects
Verb
  • The main drama involves a rural teen-age tee girl who recognizes the resort’s president as the potentate who evicted her family from their land.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than forcing every pup into the same feeding routine, The Pets Table recognizes that different dogs have different needs, preferences, and sensitivities.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of recognizes
Verb
  • The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • The cops don’t entirely buy that their serial killer is a high-school student, even as Bret identifies Robert by name.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In Colorado, nearly a quarter of the overall population identifies as Hispanic or Latino.
    — Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of identifies
Verb
  • Siân Brooke joins a returning cast that also includes Adrian Lester, Alex Jennings and Danny Sapani.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The 12-episode series – produced by Studio Dragon and released as a TVING original on CJ ENM‘s Korean streaming platform – follows Kang Seong-jae, played by Park Ji-hoon, a young man who joins the military to escape a difficult reality.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of joins
Verb
  • The historical profile again clusters tightly.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of clusters
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“Colligates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colligates. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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