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ligate
li·gate
/
ˈlaɪ
geɪt
/
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lahy
-geyt
]
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verb (used with object),
li·gat·ed,
li·gat·ing.
to bind with or as if with a
ligature
; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Latin
ligātus
(past participle of
ligāre
to tie, bind); see
-ate
1
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ligate
(ˈlaɪɡeɪt)
—
vb
(
tr
) to tie up or constrict (something) with a ligature
[C16: from Latin
ligātus,
from
ligāre
to bind]
li'gation
—
n
ligative
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ligate
1590s, from L. ligat-, pp. stem of ligare "to bind" (see
ligament
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ligate
li·gate (lī'gāt')
v.
li·gat·ed
,
li·gat·ing
,
li·gates
To tie or bind with a ligature.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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