Etymology

ligate

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Today it means: To bind with a ligature or bandage. Full definition →

Latin ligātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromligātus
  2. English todayligate

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligō (“to bind”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of legato. Compare league.

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