alligate/ˈælɪɡeɪt/EtymologyFrom Latin alligatus (“tied, bound”), past participle of alligo (“to bind”), from ad + ligo (“to bind”). Doublet of alloy.adjHaving the same proportion or ratio.“The proportional parts are then found by reducing the alligate parts to the same denominator , dropping the denominators and writing the numerators .”verbTo bind or tie; to unite.“Instincts alligated to their nature.”To solve an arithmetic problem concerning proportions by means of alligation; to associate as having the same ratio.“Link or alligate the branches, so as one greater and another less than the root may be linked or yoked together.”