ligate
verb /ˈlaɪɡeɪt/
/ˈlaɪɡeɪt/
(medical)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ligate | /ˈlaɪɡeɪt/ /ˈlaɪɡeɪt/ |
| he / she / it ligates | /ˈlaɪɡeɪts/ /ˈlaɪɡeɪts/ |
| past simple ligated | /ˈlaɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈlaɪɡeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle ligated | /ˈlaɪɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈlaɪɡeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form ligating | /ˈlaɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈlaɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ |
- ligate something to tie up an artery or other blood vessel or tube in the body, with a ligatureWord Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin ligat- ‘tied’, from the verb ligare.