abligate

Definition

To tie up, especially a body part.

Etymology

From Latin ab- + ligātus, perfect passive participle of ligāre (“to tie”).

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 […]"