Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
- 2verb
bind with a bandage or ligature
"ligate the artery"
- 3verb
bind chemically
"The enzyme ligated"
- 4verb
join letters in a ligature when writing
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