Associations to the word «Ligate»

Wiktionary

LIGATE, verb. (transitive) To bind with a ligature or bandage.

Dictionary definition

LIGATE, verb. Join letters in a ligature when writing.
LIGATE, verb. Bind chemically; "The enzyme ligated".
LIGATE, verb. Bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats