Obligate \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.
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That's your true plan -- to obligate
The present ministers of state. --Churchill.
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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.
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That they may not incline or be obligated to any
vile or lowly occupations. --Landor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
obligate
adj : restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate
anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"
[ant: facultative]
v 1: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all
students to fill out this form" [syn: compel, oblige]
2: commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
3: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a
contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: oblige,
bind, hold]
WordNet (r) 2.0
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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