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ligates

ligates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ligate.

Meaning of ligate

Verb

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

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

Questions about ligates

What is ligates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ligates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ligate.

Words near ligates in the dictionary

  1. ligased
  2. ligases
  3. ligatable
  4. ligate
  5. ligated
  6. ligates
  7. ligating
  8. ligation
  9. ligations
  10. ligative
  11. ligator

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