# litigate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/ · frequency rank #57,521

## Definitions
1. To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
2. To contest in law.
3. To dispute; to fight over.

## Etymology
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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/litigate