l 1 i 1 g 2 a 1 t 1 e 1
6 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb join letters in a ligature when writing
verb bind chemically
verb bind with a bandage or ligature
originFirst attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligō (“to bind”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of legato. Compare league.
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