"ligate" meaning in English

See ligate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪɡeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ligate.wav Forms: ligates [present, singular, third-person], ligating [participle, present], ligated [participle, past], ligated [past]
enPR: lĭ'gāt Etymology: Latin ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligō (“I bind”). Doublet of legato. Compare league. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leyǵ-}}, {{uder|en|la|ligātus}} Latin ligātus, {{doublet|en|legato}} Doublet of legato Head templates: {{en-verb}} 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. Tags: transitive Translations (to bind with a ligature or bandage): afbinden (Dutch), ligeerata (Finnish), legare (Italian), ligar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ligate-en-verb-VIiWvdEq Disambiguation of 'to bind with a ligature or bandage': 84 14 2
  2. (transitive, typography) To connect text characters with a ligature. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-ligate-en-verb-UCPLSe6X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 47 35 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 46 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 51 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 55 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 57 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 53 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 60 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 58 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 59 22 Topics: media, publishing, typography
  3. (transitive, intransitive, chemistry) To join by ligation. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-ligate-en-verb-hyE8ZIXs Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ligase, ligation, colligate

Inflected forms

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