different between litigable vs litigate

English

Etymology

litigate +? -able

Adjective

litigable (comparative more litigable, superlative most litigable)

1. (law) Able or likely to be successfully litigated

   Although his action was egregious and cruel, I'm not sure if it is litigable.

Synonyms

• actionable

English

Etymology

From Latin l?tig?re, present active infinitive of l?tig?; which, in its turn, stems from l?tem (“a quarrel”) + ag? (“do, practice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?t??e?t/

Verb

litigate (third-person singular simple present litigates, present participle litigating, simple past and past participle litigated)

1. (intransitive, construed with on) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
2. (transitive) To contest in law.
3. (transitive, transferred sense) To dispute; to fight over.

Derived terms

• litigable
• litigation

Translations

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liti??ate/

Verb

litigate

1. adverbial present passive participle of litigar

Italian

Noun

litigate f pl

1. plural of litigata

Verb

litigate

1. second-person plural present of litigare
2. second-person plural present subjunctive of litigare
3. second-person plural imperative of litigare
4. feminine plural of the past participle of litigare

Anagrams

• aglietti

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /li?.ti??a?.te/, [li?t????ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /li.ti??a.te/, [lit?i????t??]

Participle

l?tig?te

1. vocative masculine singular of l?tig?tus