verb · transitive · rare

ligate

ligate · ligates · ligated · ligating

To bind with a ligature or bandageTo bind with a ligature or bandage.

/ˈlɪɡeɪt/

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To bind with a ligature or bandage.
bind with a bandage or ligature
(transitive)To connect text characters with a ligature.
(ambitransitive)To join by ligation.
join letters in a ligature when writing

Translations

3 languages

Origin

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligō (“

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.

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Forms

ligates, ligating, ligated, ligated

Base form	ligate · to ligate
3rd person singular	ligates
Present participle	ligating
Past simple	ligated
Past participle	ligated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	ligate
he, she, it	ligates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

ligated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have ligated
he, she, it	has ligated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will ligate

Word family

11 related words

Derivedautoligate autoligating ligatable ligative ligator religate vasoligate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle