to ligate
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To join two letters together in writing, like f and i
- verb
- /ˈlaɪɡeɪt/
- Specialized
:
ligar
- To enhance readability, you should ligate the vowels with consonants in your handwriting.
Examples
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In calligraphy, it's essential to ligate certain letters for a beautiful appearance.
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For example, in music, you ligate things together.
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When writing cursive, you need to ligate the letters to create smooth connections.
Synonyms
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Join things together in a row, often pieces of text like words or lines
is specific to joining letters when writing or printing
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
ligate = ligature (transparent) = lig + ate
Formally derived from 'ligature' (to make or apply a ligature), so a learner who knows 'ligature' can infer 'to ligate' in the printing/writing sense.
Etymology
The word ligate comes from the Latin ligare, which means 'to bind' or 'to tie'. So, to ligate letters is like 'tying' them together into one shape, just as a ligament binds bones and holds parts closely together.