ligate: Meaning and Definition of

li•gate

Pronunciation: (lī'gāt), [key]
— -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
  1. to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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