litigate

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/

The English word “litigate” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
To contest in law.
To dispute; to fight over.

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).

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