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litigate

li·ti·gate

UK/ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/ US/ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt/ uncommon

verb

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institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

  • “He was warned that the district attorney would process him”
  • “She actioned the company for discrimination”
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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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