bind to Copy link Outline 1. allĭgo, 12. astringo, 33. (Fig.) • bind to: 1. allĭgo, 1: to b. a man to a statue, hominem ad statuam al., Cic. 2. astringo, 3: to b. a man fast to a pillar, aliquem ast. ad columnam fortiter. Pl.: Cic. 3. (Fig.): dēvincio, astringo, etc.: v. to attach to.