ligate

[ lahy-geyt ]

/ ˈlaɪ geɪt /

verb (used with object), li·gat·ed, li·gat·ing.

to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).

Words nearby ligate

ligamentous, ligamentum, ligan, ligand, ligase, ligate, ligation, ligature, ligeance, liger, ligeti

Origin of ligate

1590–1600; < Latin ligātus (past participle of ligāre to tie, bind); see -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for ligate

If profuse hæmorrhage occurs it may be necessary to ligate the main artery lower in the neck.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
I know there are professors in this country who "ligate" arteries.
Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
If the bleeding cannot otherwise be arrested it may be necessary to ligate the external carotid artery.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Medical authorities tell him to do coeliotomy at once, ligate the uterine and ovarian arteries, and remove the foetus.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

British Dictionary definitions for ligate

ligate

/ (ˈlaɪɡeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to tie up or constrict (something) with a ligature

Derived forms of ligate

ligation, nounligative (ˈlɪɡətɪv), adjective

Word Origin for ligate

C16: from Latin ligātus, from ligāre to bind

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Medicine definitions for ligate

ligate

[ lī′gāt′ ]

v.

To tie or bind with a ligature.