verb
Meaning 1
To bind with a ligature or bandage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
ligate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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lĭ'gāt
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/ˈlɪɡeɪt/
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verb
Meaning 2
To connect text characters with a ligature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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verb
Meaning 3
To join by ligation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
bind with a bandage or ligature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ligate the artery
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Broader terms: bandage
verb
Meaning 5
bind chemically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The enzyme ligated
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Broader terms: bind
verb
Meaning 6
join letters in a ligature when writing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: join, bring together
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: afbinden — to bind with a ligature or bandage
- Finnish: ligeerata — to bind with a ligature or bandage
- Italian: legare — to bind with a ligature or bandage
- Polish: bandażować — to bind with a ligature or bandage
- Polish: zabandażować — to bind with a ligature or bandage
- Polish: obandażować — to bind with a ligature or bandage
- Spanish: ligar — to bind with a ligature or bandage