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alligate
/ˈælɪɡeɪt/
verb 2adj 1
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1VERB + ALLIGATE
link, reducing
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verb
1
To bind or tie; to unite.
Instincts alligated to their nature.
Poor Blind Tom, the very tail end of the long decadency, has a gift that alligates him to the angels.
2
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.
adj
1
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 .
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Instincts alligated to their nature.
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Poor Blind Tom, the very tail end of the long decadency, has a gift that alligates him to the angels.
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Link or alligate the branches, so as one greater and another less than the root may be linked or yoked together.
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The proportional parts are then found by reducing the alligate parts to the same denominator , dropping the denominators and writing the numerators .
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