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LIGATE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word ligate. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word ligate. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for LIGATE

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attach
verbv
verb

• cause to be attached

• be attached; be in contact with

• become attached

• create social or emotional ties

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

bind
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that hinders as if with bonds

verb

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

• secure with or as if with ropes

• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

• provide with a binding

• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

• form a chemical bond with

• cause to be constipated

connect
verbv
verb

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• make a logical or causal connection

• be or become joined or united or linked

• join by means of communication equipment

• land on or hit solidly

• join for the purpose of communication

• be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation

• establish a rapport or relationship

• establish communication with someone

• plug into an outlet

• hit or play a ball successfully

fasten
verbv
verb

• cause to be firmly attached

• become fixed or fastened

• attach to

• make tight or tighter

join
verbv
noun

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

verb

• become part of; become a member of a group or organization

• cause to become joined or linked

• come into the company of

• make contact or come together

• be or become joined or united or linked

knot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a tight cluster of people or things

• any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

• a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged

• (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour

• something twisted and tight and swollen

• soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

• a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere

verb

• make into knots; make knots out of

• tie or fasten into a knot

• tangle or complicate

secure
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

adjective satellite

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

verb

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

tie
verb, nounv, n
noun

• neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

• a social or business relationship

• equality of score in a contest

• a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating

• a fastener that serves to join or connect

• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

• (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

• one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

• a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied

verb

• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

• limit or restrict to

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• form a knot or bow in

• create social or emotional ties

• perform a marriage ceremony

• make by tying pieces together

• unite musical notes by a tie

unite
verbv
verb

• act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

• become one

• have or possess in combination

• be or become joined or united or linked

• bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation

• join or combine

wrap
verb, nounv, n
noun

• cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person

• a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla

• the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

verb

• arrange or fold as a cover or protection

• arrange or coil around

• enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

• crash into so as to coil around

Best Hypernyms For LIGATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ligate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
bind join attach bandage connection fasten link secure tie

Alternatives for ATTACH

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