ligate

[lahy-geyt]

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).

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

Historical Examples of ligate

I know there are professors in this country who "ligate" arteries.
Medical Essays
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for ligate

ligate

verb

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

Derived Formsligation, nounligative (ˈlɪɡətɪv), adjective

Word Origin for ligate

C16: from Latin ligātus, from ligāre to bind

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Word Origin and History for ligate

1590s, from Latin ligatus, past participle of ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Related: Ligated; ligating.

ligate in Medicine

ligate

[lī′gāt′]

v.

To tie or bind with a ligature.