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obligate

/'ɑblə,ɡeɪt/

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verb
force somebody to do something
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Similar:

compel oblige

type of:
have stimulate make induce cause get
verb
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
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Similar:

bind hold oblige

type of:
relate
verb
commit in order to fulfill an obligation
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"obligate money"

type of:
confide intrust trust entrust commit
adjective
restricted to a particular condition of life
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"an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen"
Opposite:

facultative

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