ligate
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (3)
- join letters in a ligature when writing
- bind chemically“The enzyme ligated”
- bind with a bandage or ligature“ligate the artery”
Webster's Dictionary (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]