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obligate

/'/A/bl/@/,g/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. restricted to a particular condition of life

    adj.all

    Examples
    An obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen.
    Antonyms facultative

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. force somebody to do something

    verb.social

    Synonyms compel oblige

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. commit in order to fulfill an obligation

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Obligate money.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

    verb.communication

    Synonyms bind hold oblige

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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