litigate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1606; borrowed from Latin lītigātus, perfect passive participle of lītigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līs (“a lawsuit”, oblique stem in līt-) + -igō (denominative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

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; to carry on a lawsuit.
    • 1988, “Don't Worry, Be Happy”, in Bobby McFerrin (lyrics), Simple Pleasures, performed by Bobby McFerrin:
      Ain't got no place to lay your head / Somebody came and took your bed / Don't worry, be happy / The landlord say your rent is late / He may have to litigate
  2. (transitive) To contest in law.
  3. (transitive, transferred sense) To dispute; to fight over.
    You can't keep litigating this same point!

Derived terms

Translations

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /litiˈɡate/

Verb

litigate

  1. adverbial present passive participle of litigar

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

litigate f pl

  1. plural of litigata

Etymology 2

Verb

litigate

  1. inflection of litigare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 3

Participle

litigate f pl

  1. feminine plural of litigato

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Participle

lītigāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lītigātus

Spanish

Verb

litigate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of litigar combined with te
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