ligate

American  

[lahy-geyt] / ˈlaɪ geɪt /

verb (used with object)

ligated, ligating

1. to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).

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ligate British  

/ ˈlɪɡətɪv, ˈlaɪɡeɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to tie up or constrict (something) with a ligature

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Other Word Forms

• ligation noun
• ligative adjective

Etymology

Origin of ligate

1590–1600; < Latin ligātus (past participle of ligāre to tie, bind); -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Spliceosomes bind to the signals that mark the exon/intron border to remove the introns and ligate the exons together.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Secondary hæmorrhage is much more difficult to arrest on account of the friable state of the tissues, and it may be necessary to ligate the lingual or even the external carotid in the neck.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

If the bleeding cannot otherwise be arrested it may be necessary to ligate the external carotid artery.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Treatment.—The only treatment advisable is to extirpate or ligate the tumor above and below.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The treatment is to ligate the common carotid or the vertebral artery in the neck, according to the seat of the aneurysm.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis