litigate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/
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).
Meanings
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(construed with on, intransitive) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
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
1988, “Don't Worry, Be Happy”, in Bobby McFerrin (lyrics), Simple Pleasures, performed by Bobby McFerrin:
- (transitive) To contest in law.
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(qualifier:transferred sense, transitive) To dispute; to fight over.
You can't keep litigating this same point!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| litigating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| litigated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| litigated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| litigates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
litigatory · litigative · overlitigate · litigable · nonlitigating · outlitigate · unlitigated · litigator · relitigate · litigation
Translations (18)
nl voor de rechter dagen (to go to law) · vi kiện cáo (to go to law) · vi kiện tụng (to go to law) · pl sądzić się (to go to law) · fi käydä oikeutta (to go to law) · pt litigar (to go to law) · es litigar (to go to law) · da procedere (to go to law) · nl procederen (to go to law) · da retsforfølge (to go to law) · pl procesować się (to go to law) · fi käräjöidä (to go to law) · ru суди́ться (to go to law) · ca litigar (to go to law) · bg съдя се (to go to law) · mi hāmene (to go to law) · de prozessieren (to go to law) · la lītigō (to go to law)