ligate
verb/ˈlɪɡeɪt/
Etymology
First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligō (“to bind”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of legato. Compare league.
- borrowed from ligātus
Definitions
To bind with a ligature or bandage.
To connect text characters with a ligature.
To join by ligation.
The neighborhood
Derived
autoligate, autoligating, ligatable, ligative, ligator, religate, vasoligate
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ligate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA