Main Entry:

lit·i·gate

Pronunciation:

\ˈli-tə-ˌgāt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

lit·i·gat·ed; lit·i·gat·ing

Etymology:

Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive — more at agent

Date:

1615

intransitive verb: to carry on a legal contest by judicial processtransitive verb1archaic : dispute2: to contest at law <litigate a claim>

— lit·i·ga·ble \ˈli-ti-gə-bəl\ adjective

— lit·i·ga·tion \ˌli-tə-ˈgā-shən\ noun

— lit·i·ga·tor \ˈli-tə-ˌgā-tər\ noun