ligate

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

• enPR: lĭ'gāt, IPA^(key): /ˈlɪɡeɪt/

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.

• ligase
• ligation

• colligate

• aiglet, gelati

ligate

1. present adverbial passive participle of ligi

ligāte

1. vocative masculine singular of ligātus

ligate

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