1) Bind 2) Bind a certain way 3) Bind chemically 4) Bind surgically 5) Bring together 6) Join 7) Surgically bind 8) Surgically tie 9) Tie surgically 10) Tie up 11) Tie up and close off 12) Tie up in surgery 
• (v. t.) To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
The process of joining two or more DNA fragments.
To tie. As, for example, the surgeon ligated the artery. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
(li´gāt) to apply a ligature.
Li'gate (lī'gāt) transitive verb [ Latin ligatus , past participle of ligare .] To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: lī′gāt Definitions: 1. To apply a ligature.
Ligate: To tie or to tie off, as in to ligate an artery. From the Latin 'ligare' meaning 'to bind or tie.' Ligature and ligand come from the same root.
To bind or tie off.
[v] - (surgery) bind with a bandage or ligature