Synonyms & related words for alligate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of alligate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to alligate

Explore words related to alligate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ally, misally, alliable, disally, cobelligerent, ties, unallied, confederative. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does alligate come from?

The word alligate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: al-, from Latin ad- (“to, toward”); lig, from Latin ligare (“to bind, tie”); and -ate, from Latin -atus (“verb-forming ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.