About The Word Obligate
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Obligate
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What's The Definition Of Obligate?
[adj] being under moral or legal obligation; "felt bound by his promise"
[adj] (biology) restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen" [v] bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [v] commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money" [v] force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" Synonyms | Synonyms for Obligate: bind | bound | compel | compelled(p) | constrained(p) | hold | obligated(p) | oblige | oblige Related Terms | Find terms related to Obligate: accept obligation | agree to | answer for | be answerable for | be responsible for | be security for | bind | commit | compel | constrain | contract | engage | force | go bail for | have an understanding | make imperative | make incumbent | oblige | pledge | require | saddle with | shake hands on | take the vows | tie | undertake See Also | act | apply | article | cause | clamor | coerce | commit | condemn | confide | enforce | entrust | force | get | hale | have | implement | indent | indenture | induce | intrust | make | move | pledge | pressure | relate | shame | stimulate | thrust | tie down | trust | walk Obligate In Webster's Dictionary \Ob"li*gate\, 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.
That's your true plan -- to obligate The present
ministers of state. --Churchill.
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.
That they may not incline or be obligated to any
vile or lowly occupations. --Landor.
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