obligate
verb (used with object)
to bind or oblige morally or legally.
had obligated
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past perfectof obligate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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States and territories had obligated $111 billion of their total $200 billion as of the end of 2022, according to an Associated Press analysis of the most recent data available from the Treasury.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
Communities that had obligated at least 65% of their first-round allocation were eligible for additional funds, while those allocating less than 30% stood to lose funds.
From Reuters ● Jan. 7, 2022
The auditor said the department had obligated about $1.4 billion, or 81% of its first round of federal funding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
Mr. Leviev’s company never made the filings required under the interstate disclosure act, but it argued that it was exempt because it had obligated itself to finish the project within two years.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2010
As for the ordinances of the city, which he also had obligated himself to apply, Morgan had not found time to work down to them.
From Trail's End by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
