Litigate \Lit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Litigated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Litigating}.] [See {Litigation}.]
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.
[1913 Webster]