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obligate
('/A/bl/@/,g/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • restricted to a particular condition of life(adj.all)
    Example:
    An obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen.
    Antonym:
    facultative
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • force somebody to do something(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    compel, oblige
    source: wordnet30
  • commit in order to fulfill an obligation(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Obligate money.
    source: wordnet30
  • bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    bind, hold, oblige
    source: wordnet30
  • To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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