"deligate" meaning in English

See deligate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deligates [present, singular, third-person], deligating [participle, present], deligated [participle, past], deligated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1530; borrowed from Latin dēligātus, perfect passive participle of dēligō (“to bind up”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{etydate|1530}} First attested in 1530, {{bor+|en|la|dēligātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin dēligātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} deligate (third-person singular simple present deligates, present participle deligating, simple past and past participle deligated)
  1. (surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage. Tags: dated, transitive Related terms: deligation
    Sense id: en-deligate-en-verb-AWJXwXnA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Surgery, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 6 19 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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