ligate

See also: ligatë

English

Etymology

Latin ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligō (“I bind”). Doublet of legato. Compare league.

Pronunciation

• enPR: lĭ'gāt, IPA^(key): /ˈlɪɡeɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

ligate (third-person singular simple present ligates, present participle ligating, simple past and past participle ligated)

1. (transitive) To bind with a ligature or bandage.
2. (transitive, typography) To connect text characters with a ligature.
3. (transitive, intransitive, chemistry) To join by ligation.

Related terms

• ligase
• ligation

Translations

to bind with a ligature or bandage

• Dutch: afbinden (nl)
• Finnish: ligeerata
• Italian: legare (it)
• Spanish: ligar (es)

See also

• colligate

Anagrams

• aiglet, gelati

Esperanto

Adverb

ligate

1. present adverbial passive participle of ligi

Latin

Participle

ligāte

1. vocative masculine singular of ligātus

Spanish

Verb

ligate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of ligar combined with te