v. t. [ L. ab + ligatus, p. p. of ligare to tie. ] To tie up so as to hinder from. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. alligatus, p. p. of alligare. See Ally. ] To tie; to unite by some tie. [ 1913 Webster ]

Instincts alligated to their nature. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. alligatio. ] 1. The act of tying together or attaching by some bond, or the state of being attached. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arith.) A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The rule is named from the method of connecting together the terms by certain ligature-like signs. Alligation is of two kinds, medial and alternate; medial teaching the method of finding the price or quality of a mixture of several simple ingredients whose prices and qualities are known; alternate, teaching the amount of each of several simple ingredients whose prices or qualities are known, which will be required to make a mixture of given price or quality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard. ] 1. (Zool.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator; as, (a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle ball; (b) (Mining) a rock breaker; (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also alligator press. [ 1913 Webster ]

Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties. Loudon. --
Alligator fish (Zool.), a marine fish of northwestern America (Podothecus acipenserinus). --
Alligator gar (Zool.), one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. --
Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See Avocado. --
Alligator snapper,
Alligator tortoise,
Alligator turtle (Zool.), a very large and voracious turtle (Macrochelys lacertina) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of Trionyx. --
Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies (Guarea Swartzii). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. [ Because of the resemblance to the pattern on the skin of an alligator. ] to form shallow cracks in a reticulated pattern on the surface, or in a coating on the surface, of an object. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. 1 having cracks in a reticulated pattern, giving an appearance reminiscent of alligator hide; -- said of a surface coating, e.g., of paint, varnish, or glazing
Syn. -- cracked [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. 1 small very elongate sea poachers.
Syn. -- Aspidophoroides monopterygius [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the family of reptiles comprising the alligators, and including the caimans.
Syn. -- family Alligatoridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. (Mech.) A kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. bis twice + colligatus, p. p. See Colligate, v. t. ] (Zool.) Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. caligatio, fr. caligare to emit vapor, to be dark, from caligo mist, darkness. ] Dimness; cloudiness. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Colligated; p. pr. & vb. n. Colligating. ] [ L. colligatus, p. p. of colligare to collect; co- + ligare to bind. ] 1. To tie or bind together. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows. Nicholson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Logic) To bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the most wonderful . . . phenomena. Tundall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bound together. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. colligatio. ] 1. A binding together. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Logic) That process by which a number of isolated facts are brought under one conception, or summed up in a general proposition, as when Kepler discovered that the various observed positions of the planet Mars were points in an ellipse. “The colligation of facts.” Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Colligation is not always induction, but induction is always colligation. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. deligatus, p. p. of deligare to bind up; de- + ligare to bind. ] (Surg.) To bind up; to bandage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. déligation. ] (Surg.) A binding up; a bandaging. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of disobliging. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A disobliging act; an offense. [ Obs. ] Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Release from obligation. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Releasing from obligation. “Disobligatory power.” Charles I. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Prob. corrupted fr. It. Grechesco Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony, as if they came from Gascony. ] Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ligamentum, fr. ligare to bind; cf. f. ligament. Cf. Lien, n., Ligature. ] 1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another; a bandage; a bond. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts. Washington. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) (a) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints. (b) A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold, which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. ligamenteux. ] Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. L. ligare to bind, to tie, ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam. ] (Law) Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and Flotsam. [ Written also lagan. ] Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biochem.) An enzyme which catalyzes creation of a covalent bond between two substrates, resulting in a larger product which is a combination of the two starting materials; especially, DNA ligase, an enzyme which creates a phosphate bond between 5′ and 3′ ends of a DNA chain, resulting in a longer chain of DNA. DNA ligase is important in normal biosynthesis of DNA in the replication cycle of cells. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ L. ligatus, p. p. of ligare. ] 1. To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Molecular biology) To concatenate two strands of (nucleic acid, usually DNA), in an end-to-end fashion, using a ligase. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. Liaison. ] 1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which binds; bond; connection. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and ligation. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ See Ligate. ] (Surg.) An instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a ligature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. F. ligature. Cf. Ally, League, Legatura, Liable, Ligament. ] 1. The act of binding. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Surg.) (a) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage. (b) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Impotence caused by magic or charms. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mus.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Print.) A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as æ, fi, ffl. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Surg.) To ligate; to tie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A stew made typically of meat, vegetables, and any conveniently available ingredients; also, an Irish version of burgoo.
Syn. -- Irish burgoo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Golf) In informal and friendly games of golf, a permission to take another stroke without counting the previous stroke against the score, when a stroke was poorly played; a free stroke; as, to take a mulligan. [ PJC ]

n. See Mullagatawny. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is obligable; and another is not. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Obligated p. pr. & vb. n. Obligating. ] [ L. obligatus, p. p. of obligare. See Oblige. ] 1. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. “Obligated by a sense of duty.” Proudfit. [ 1913 Webster ]

That's your true plan -- to obligate
The present ministers of state. Churchill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

That they may not incline or be obligated to any vile or lowly occupations. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. under a moral obligation to someone.
Syn. -- beholden(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. under a legal obligation to someone.
Syn. -- indebted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc. Opposite of unobligated. [ Narrower terms: supposed(predicate), required ]
Syn. -- indebted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. obligation. L. obligatio. See Oblige. ] 1. The act of obligating. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

A tender conscience is a stronger obligation than a proson. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for another, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every man has obligations which belong to his station. Duties extend beyond obligation, and direct the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as the actions. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; -- often used with under to indicate being in that state; as, to place others under obligations to one. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Law) A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things. [ 1913 Webster ]

Days of obligation. See under Day. --
under obligation,
under an obligation. in a state of obligation{ 4 }. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

adj. relating or constituting or qualified to create a legal or financial obligation; as, obligational authority. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖a. [ It. ] See Obbligato. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being obligatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obligatorius: cf. F. obligatoire. ] Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier. [ 1913 Webster ]

As long as the law is obligatory, so long our obedience is due. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oligo- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, man, male. ] (Bot.) Having few stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Oligo- + Gr. 'a`nqos flower. ] (Bot.) Having few flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Oligarchic. Glover. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. oligarchique. See Oligarchy. ] Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few. “Oligarchical exiles.” Jowett (Thucyd.). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An advocate or supporter of oligarchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Oligarchies [ Gr. &unr_;; 'oli`gos few, little + 'a`rchein to rule, govern: cf. F. oligarchie. ] A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few. [ 1913 Webster ]

All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Anat.) A ligament, of fascia, extending, in most mammals, from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Profligate, a. ] The quality of state of being profligate; a profligate or very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in moral principle and in vice; dissoluteness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. profligatus, p. p. of profligare to strike or dash to the ground, to destroy; pro before + a word akin to fligere to strike. See Afflict. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Overthrown; beaten; conquered. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The foe is profligate, and run. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or decency; openly and shamelessly immoral or vicious; dissolute; as, profligate man or wretch. [ 1913 Webster ]

A race more profligate than we. Roscommon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Made prostitute and profligate muse. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Abandoned; corrupt; dissolute; vitiated; depraved; vicious; wicked. See Abandoned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person. “Such a profligate as Antony.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]