ligate

ligate is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
2. verb. bind with a bandage or ligature

   "ligate the artery"

3. verb. bind chemically

   "The enzyme ligated"

4. verb. join letters in a ligature when writing

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in ligate:

aiglet, gelati, legati, taigle, tailge

Common word forms

ligated, ligates, ligating

Words from these letters

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