vt, li*gat*ed  li*gat*ing  1  :  to tie with a ligature  2  :  to join together (as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical process <the DNA fragments were enzymatically ligated>  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  leg·ged   liquid  locked 
 
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