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LITIGATE
Definition of LITIGATE
verb
To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
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Where it comes from
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).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,450)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LITIGATE · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LITIGATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 120, 17 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LITIGATE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGIILTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once.
Words that start LITIGA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LITIGATE?
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