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li·gate
(lī′gāt′)tr.v. li·gat·ed, li·gat·ing, li·gates
To tie or bind with a ligature.
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ligate
(ˈlaɪɡeɪt)vb
(tr) to tie up or constrict (something) with a ligature
[C16: from Latin ligātus, from ligāre to bind]
liˈgation n
ligative adj
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li•gate
(ˈlaɪ geɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
to bind with or as if with a ligature.
[1590–1600; < Latin ligātus, past participle of ligāre to tie, bind]
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ligate
Past participle: ligated
Gerund: ligating
| Imperative |
|---|
| ligate |
| ligate |
| Present |
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| I ligate |
| you ligate |
| he/she/it ligates |
| we ligate |
| you ligate |
| they ligate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I ligated |
| you ligated |
| he/she/it ligated |
| we ligated |
| you ligated |
| they ligated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am ligating |
| you are ligating |
| he/she/it is ligating |
| we are ligating |
| you are ligating |
| they are ligating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have ligated |
| you have ligated |
| he/she/it has ligated |
| we have ligated |
| you have ligated |
| they have ligated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was ligating |
| you were ligating |
| he/she/it was ligating |
| we were ligating |
| you were ligating |
| they were ligating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had ligated |
| you had ligated |
| he/she/it had ligated |
| we had ligated |
| you had ligated |
| they had ligated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will ligate |
| you will ligate |
| he/she/it will ligate |
| we will ligate |
| you will ligate |
| they will ligate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have ligated |
| you will have ligated |
| he/she/it will have ligated |
| we will have ligated |
| you will have ligated |
| they will have ligated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be ligating |
| you will be ligating |
| he/she/it will be ligating |
| we will be ligating |
| you will be ligating |
| they will be ligating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been ligating |
| you have been ligating |
| he/she/it has been ligating |
| we have been ligating |
| you have been ligating |
| they have been ligating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been ligating |
| you will have been ligating |
| he/she/it will have been ligating |
| we will have been ligating |
| you will have been ligating |
| they will have been ligating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been ligating |
| you had been ligating |
| he/she/it had been ligating |
| we had been ligating |
| you had been ligating |
| they had been ligating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would ligate |
| you would ligate |
| he/she/it would ligate |
| we would ligate |
| you would ligate |
| they would ligate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have ligated |
| you would have ligated |
| he/she/it would have ligated |
| we would have ligated |
| you would have ligated |
| they would have ligated |
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Verb 1. ligate - join letters in a ligature when writing
bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
2. ligate - bind chemically; "The enzyme ligated"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
bind - form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
3. ligate - bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery"
surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
bandage - dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"
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Translations
li·gate
v. ligar, aplicar una ligadura.
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