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litigate

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

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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!

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litigate

  1. adverbial present passive participle of litigar

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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litigate f pl

  1. plural of litigata

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litigate

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

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litigate f pl

  1. feminine plural of litigato

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Latin

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lītigāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lītigātus

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litigate

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