alligate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bind or tie; to unite. obsolete,transitive
    — Instincts alligated to their nature.
  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.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having the same proportion or ratio. not-comparable
    — The proportional parts are then found by reducing the alligate parts to the same denominator , dropping the denominators and writing the numerators .

词形变化

alligates present,singular,third-person alligating participle,present alligated participle,past alligated past

词源

词源 1
From Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”). Doublet of alloy.
词源 2
From Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”). Doublet of alloy.
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