'Ligate' definitions:
Definition of 'ligate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Join letters in a ligature when writing
verb
Bind chemically; "The enzyme ligated"
verb
Bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery"
Definition of 'Ligate'
From: GCIDE
- Ligate \Li"gate\ (l[imac]"g[=a]t), v. t. [L. ligatus, p. p. of ligare.]
- 1. To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Molecular biology) To concatenate two strands of (nucleic acid, usually DNA), in an end-to-end fashion, using a ligase. [PJC]