religate

R1E1L1I1G2A1T1E1

verb

To ligate again.

OriginLatin religātus →
First used 17th centuryScrabble 9
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Meanings

religate1

verbreligate (third-person singular simple present religates, present participle religating, simple past and past participle religated)

present singular third person religates · participle present religating · participle past religated · past religated

  1. medicineTo ligate again.

religate2

verbreligate (third-person singular simple present religates, present participle religating, simple past and past participle religated)

present singular third person religates · participle present religating · participle past religated · past religated

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of relegate.First known use 17th century

Origin

religate · verb

  1. Latinreligātus
  2. Englishreligate

Partly from Latin religātus, the perfect passive participle of religō (“to bind back or behind”) and partly formed in English as re- + ligate.

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religate · verb

See relegate ³.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“religate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “religate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/religate.

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