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1.       
   Ligate (līˈgāt), v. t. [L. ligatus, p. p. of ligare.]
   1. To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
   
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   2. (Molecular biology) To concatenate two strands of (nucleic acid, usually DNA), in an end-to-end fashion, using a ligase.
   
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