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ligate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb ligate has 3 senses
- ligate(v = verb.contact) Array - join letters in a ligature when writing; Array is one way to bring together, join
- ligate(v = verb.change) Array - bind chemically; "The enzyme ligated" is one way to bind
- ligate(v = verb.body) Array - bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery" is one way to bandage
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Derived forms noun ligation1, noun ligature6, noun ligature4
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
ligate, v. t. [L. ligatus, p. p. of ligare.].
- To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage. [1913 Webster]
- To concatenate two strands of (nucleic acid, usually DNA), in an end-to-end fashion, using a ligase. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ligate, v.tr. Surgery tie up (a bleeding artery etc.).
Derivative
ligation n.
Etymology
L ligare ligat-
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