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li⋅gate

  [lahy-geyt]
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–verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
Origin:
1590–1600; < L ligātus (ptp. of ligāre to tie, bind); see -ate 1
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li·gate   (lī'gāt')   
tr.v.   li·gat·ed, li·gat·ing, li·gates
To tie or bind with a ligature.

[Latin ligāre, ligāt-; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: li·gate
Pronunciation: 'lI-"gAt, lI-'
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: li·gat·ed;li·gat·ing
1 : to tie with a ligature
2 : to join together (as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical process ligated>
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Medical Dictionary

ligate li·gate (lī'gāt')
v. li·gat·ed, li·gat·ing, li·gates
To tie or bind with a ligature.

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