abligate
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To tie up, especially a body part.
Example Sentences
- "In order to simulate small intestinal conditions in the cecal pouches, the distal end of a cecal pouch of fourteen chickens, three to four months old, was surgically united to the small intestine and the intestine abligated just posterior to the union […]"
Etymology
From Latin ab- + ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligāre (“to tie”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin