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verb
- 1. require or compel (someone) to undertake a legal or moral duty: "the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public"
- 2. commit (assets) as security: US "the money must be obligated within 30 days"
adjective
- 1. restricted to a particular function or mode of life: "an obligate intracellular parasite"
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to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something: The law obligates financial institutions to make monthly reports on large transactions. The contract obligated them to pay hundreds of pounds monthly to a private recruiting firm.
How to use obligate in a sentence. to bind legally or morally : constrain; to commit (something, such as funds) to meet an obligation… See the full definition
verb. 1. to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally. 2. (in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security. adjective. 3. compelled, bound, or restricted. 4. biology. able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions. an obligate parasite cannot live independently of its host. Compare facultative (sense 4)
To obligate is to either force someone to do something or be compelled to do something. You’re obligated to get to work on time if you want to keep your job. Obligating has to do with responsibilities. When you have a job, you're obligated to show up and do your work.
to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something: The law obligates financial institutions to make monthly reports on large transactions. The contract obligated them to pay hundreds of dollars monthly to a private recruiting firm.
Obligate definition: to bind or oblige morally or legally. See examples of OBLIGATE used in a sentence.
Obligate definition: To compel or constrain by a social, legal, or moral requirement.
ob·li·gate. (ŏb′lĭ-gāt′) tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates. 1. To compel or constrain by a social, legal, or moral requirement. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige: We will always be obligated to you for your kindness. 3. To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
The meaning of OBLIGATE is to bind legally or morally : constrain. How to use obligate in a sentence.
v.t. to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building. to pledge, commit, or bind (funds, property, etc.) to meet an obligation. adj. morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained. necessary; essential.
