ligate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɪɡeɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
- lĭ'gāt
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.
Meanings
- (transitive) To bind with a ligature or bandage.
- (transitive) To connect text characters with a ligature.
- (ambitransitive) To join by ligation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ligating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ligates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ligated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ligated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ligatable · autoligate · ligator · ligative · autoligating · religate · vasoligate
Relateds
Translations (7)
fi ligeerata (to bind with a ligature or bandage) · es ligar (to bind with a ligature or bandage) · it legare (to bind with a ligature or bandage) · nl afbinden (to bind with a ligature or bandage) · pl obandażować (to bind with a ligature or bandage) · pl bandażować (to bind with a ligature or bandage) · pl zabandażować (to bind with a ligature or bandage)