litigate
/ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/
litigate verb: to go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
Verb
litigate (third-person singular simple present litigates, present participle litigating, simple past and past participle litigated)
- 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 litigate1988, “Don't Worry, Be Happy”, in Bobby McFerrin (lyrics), Simple Pleasures, performed by Bobby McFerrin
- To contest in law.
- To dispute; to fight over.
- You can't keep litigating this same point!
litigate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
litigate in Tamil
- வழக்காடு
litigate in Urdu
- مقدمہ بازی کرنا, جھگڑا کرنا
litigate in Bengali
- মামলা করা, আইনত লড়াই করা, মোকদ্দমা চালানো
litigate in Malayalam
- നിയമവ്യവഹാരത്തിലേർപ്പെടുക, കേസ് നടത്തുക, കോടതികയറുക
More languagesFewer languages
- litigate in Kannada
- ದಾವ ಹಾಕು, ವ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ಹೂಡು
- litigate in Vietnamese
- kiện tụng, kiện cáo
Forms of litigate
| third-person singular present | litigates |
|---|---|
| present participle | litigating |
| past participle | litigated |
| past | litigated |
Origin of litigate
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).
Words formed from litigate
Questions about litigate
- What does litigate mean?
- Litigate means to go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
- What is litigate in Tamil?
- Litigate in Tamil is வழக்காடு. See Litigate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is litigate?
- Litigate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce litigate?
- Litigate is pronounced /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/.
- What is the past tense of litigate?
- The past tense of litigate is litigated.
Words near litigate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: litigate (page history and authors); litigate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); litigate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Litigate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); litigate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); litigate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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