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Ligate

/ˈlɪɡeɪt/

To bind with a ligature or bandage.

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verb
  1. 1

    To bind with a ligature or bandage.

  2. 2

    To connect text characters with a ligature.

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bindnoun(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
ligaturenoun(uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
abligateverb(obsolete outside veterinary medicine) To tie up, especially a body part.
bind upverb(intransitive) To wear a chest binder or begin chestbinding.
deligatenoun(surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage.
bondnoun(law) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
combineverb(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
vinculateverb(rare) To tie or bind.
colligateverb(transitive) To tie or bind together.
takeverb(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
alligateverbHaving the same proportion or ratio.
bandnounA strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
lashnounThe thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
bracenounA curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
inbindverb(transitive) To bind or hem in; enclose.
attachverb(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
tie upverb(idiomatic) To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.
enlacenoun(transitive) To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace
astringenounTo bind by moral or legal obligation.
innodateverb(obsolete, religion) (with anathema or interdict) To bind up, as in a knot, with the punishment of anathema or interdict; to anathemize or interdict.

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