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ligate
li·gate [ l gàyt ] (past and past participle li·gat·ed, present participle li·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular li·gates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
tie up: to bind something or tie something up ( technical )

[Late 16th century. < Latin ligat- (see ligature)]

lig·a·tive [ líggətiv ] adjective
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