ligate

/ˈlɪɡeɪt/

ligate verb: to bind with a ligature or bandage.

Verb

ligate (third-person singular simple present ligates, present participle ligating, simple past and past participle ligated)

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

ligate meaning in Tamil and Bengali

ligate in Tamil

அறுவைச் சிகிச்சையில் முடிச்சு, கட்டித்தடுத்தல், கட்டு, கட்டுதல் முடிச்சு, முடிதல்

ligate in Bengali

লিগ্যাচার, ব্যান্ডেজ দিয়ে বাঁধা, লিগেশনের মাধ্যমে যুক্ত করা

Forms of ligate

third-person singular present	ligates
present participle	ligating
past participle	ligated
past	ligated

Origin of ligate

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.

Words formed from ligate

Questions about ligate

What does ligate mean?: Ligate means to bind with a ligature or bandage.
What is ligate in Tamil?: Ligate in Tamil is அறுவைச் சிகிச்சையில் முடிச்சு, கட்டித்தடுத்தல், கட்டு. See Ligate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ligate?: Ligate is a verb.
How do you pronounce ligate?: Ligate is pronounced /ˈlɪɡeɪt/.
What is the past tense of ligate?: The past tense of ligate is ligated.

Words near ligate in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: ligate (page history and authors); ligate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ligate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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