Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: bind, bound, compel, compelled(p), constrained(p), hold, obligated(p), oblige, oblige

Antonyms: facultative

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

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