verbtechnicalless common
To ask a court to decide a legal disagreement.
The company decided to litigate the dispute.
Common phrases & grammar
litigate a case · litigate a dispute
American English
How to pronounce litigating
verbC1
LIHdihgaydihng
/ˈlɪ.ɾɪˌgeɪ.ɾɪŋ/
4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: litigate
To ask a court to decide a legal disagreement.
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