[
US
/ˈɑbɫəˌɡeɪt/
]
VERB
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bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
He's held by a contract
I'll hold you by your promise -
force somebody to do something
We compel all students to fill out this form -
commit in order to fulfill an obligation
obligate money
ADJECTIVE
-
restricted to a particular condition of life
an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen
How To Use obligate In A Sentence
- an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen
- Drop it in my face, because I am not obligated to talk to you so don't expect me to start a conversation with you fucking dumbass.
- The ruling obligates airlines to release information about their flight delays.
- What is it about this particular ceremony that obligates people to travel vast distances, buy expensive casserole dishes, wear unnaturally tidy clothes, and take stupid numbers of photographs?
- Now that BHT is out on video, I don't feel quite so obligated to hide such things beneath a cut tag -- for I assume that most of you who would be interested in seeing this film have already done so. Play it again, Sam
- The order Strepsiptera are obligate endoparasitic insects that are known to parasitize seven insect orders, including solitary and social Hymenoptera.
- The end product of such a course of evolution is an obligate parasite that is inextricably linked to a particular host.
- The share purchase obligates the cooperative to accept the unit at an established price.
- The mountain guan is an obligate primary-forest bird that has been extirpated from the forest within the last 10 to 20 years.
- The other player could not be dismissed; he demanded to be attended to, either as obligate enemy or obligate colleague.
