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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Litigate

/lĭt'-ĭg-ātˌ/ · Lit·i·gate · IPA /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/
01 v. t. To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a …
imp. & p. p. Litigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Litigating
  1. 1.
    To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a court; as, to litigate a cause.
02 v. i. To carry on a suit by judicial process.
  1. 1.
    To carry on a suit by judicial process.