litigate
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Etymology
From Latin lītigāre, present active infinitive of lītigō; which, in its turn, stems from lītem (“a quarrel”) + agō (“do, practice”).
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)
- (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
- (transitive) To contest in law.
- (transitive, transferred sense) To dispute; to fight over.
- you can't keep litigating this same point!
Derived terms
Translations
to go to law
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Pronunciation
Verb
litigate
- adverbial present passive participle of litigar
Etymology 1
Noun
litigate f pl
Etymology 2
Verb
litigate
- inflection of litigare:
Etymology 3
Participle
litigate f pl
Anagrams
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /liː.tiˈɡaː.te/, [lʲiːt̪ɪˈɡäːt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /li.tiˈɡa.te/, [lit̪iˈɡäːt̪e]
Participle
lītigāte
Verb
litigate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of litigar combined with te
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