LIGATE


Meaning of LIGATE in English

/luy"gayt/ , v.t., ligated, ligating .

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

[ 1590-1600; ligatus (ptp. of ligare to tie, bind); see -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .