alligo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage.
  • I hold fast, hinder, detain.
  • (in a moral sense) I oblige, lay under obligation.

Etymology

Affix from Latin ligō (bind, tie, bandage, I tie, bind up together, fasten, unite).

Origin

Latin

ligō

Gloss

bind, tie, bandage, I tie, bind up together, fasten, unite

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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