obligate
verb (used with object)
to bind or oblige morally or legally.
has obligated
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present perfectof obligate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Of the remaining $36 billion, $16 billion is slated for the island via FEMA, which has obligated about $7 billion for recovery and mitigation projects so far.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2020
The Pentagon has obligated more than $1 trillion from September 2001 through Nov. 30 for war-related costs.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 3, 2012
But California has obligated the most funds at $2.5 billion.
From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2010
The foreign lender, in other words, is at no stage out of any actual capital, although it is true, of course, that he has obligated himself to pay the drafts on maturity, by "accepting" them.
From Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer by Franklin Escher
