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ligate

  • /ˈlɪɡeɪt/

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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.

verb ligates · ligating · ligated

  1. transitive To bind with a ligature or bandage.
  2. transitive To connect text characters with a ligature.
  3. ambitransitive To join by ligation.

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verb to bind with a ligature or bandage

Españolligar
Italianolegare

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MLA

"ligate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ligate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ligate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ligate

Chicago

"ligate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ligate.

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@misc{ligate_2026,
  title = {ligate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ligate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}