About The Word Obligate

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Obligate

Obligate Meaning & Definition
Obligate Definition And Meaning

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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