Definitions of ligate
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bind with a bandage or ligature“ligate the artery”
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type of:
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bandage
dress by covering or binding
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bandage
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join letters in a ligature when writing
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type of:
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bring together, join
cause to become joined or linked
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bring together, join
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bind chemically“The enzyme ligated”
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bind
form a chemical bond with
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bind
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