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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
religate

"bind together," 1590s from Latin religatus, past participle of religare "fasten, bind fast" (see rely). Related: Religated; religating.

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religate

Etymology 1 vb. (context surgery English) To ligate again. Etymology 2

vb. (obsolete spelling of relegate English) (17th century)