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Webster 1913 Edition

Litigate

Lit′i-gate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Litigated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Litigating
.]
[See
Litigation
.]
To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a court;
as, to
litigate
a cause
.

Lit′i-gate

,
Verb.
I.
To carry on a suit by judicial process.

Webster 1828 Edition

Litigate

LIT'IGATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. litigo, from lis, litis, a contest or debate.]
To contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate; as, to litigate a cause or a question.

LIT'IGATE

,
Verb.
I.
To dispute in law; to carry on a suit by judicial process.

Definition 2024

litigate

litigate

English

Verb

litigate ‎(third-person singular simple present litigates, present participle litigating, simple past and past participle litigated)

  1. (intransitive, construed with on) to go to law

Derived terms

Translations

Ido

Verb

litigate

  1. adverbial present passive participle of litigar

Italian

Noun

litigate f pl

  1. plural of litigata

Verb

litigate

  1. second-person plural present of litigare
  2. second-person plural present subjunctive of litigare
  3. second-person plural imperative of litigare

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

lītigāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lītigātus

Etymology

From Latin lītigāre, present active infinitive of lītigō; which, in its turn, stems from lītem ‎(“a quarrel”) + agō ‎(“do, practice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /litiɡeɪt/

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