obligate
- 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.
- morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained.
- necessary; essential.
- Biology. restricted to a particular condition of life, as certain organisms that can survive only in the absence of oxygen: obligate anaerobe (opposed to facultative).
Origin of obligate
Related Words for obligated
obliged, indebted, compelled, enslaved, duty-bound, forced, indentured, required, urged, tied, committed, contracted, boundenExamples from the Web for obligated
Contemporary Examples of obligated
Starting in 1966, Korean movie theaters were obligated to show at least six domestic films for more than 90 days.
“The Palestinians under Oslo are obligated to do everything they can,” he said.
“But he was not obligated to do that by the resolution itself,” McFaul said.
But the agency is obligated under the law to inquire about an applicant's activities.
There simply is not enough city there to finance the payments they are obligated to pay.
Historical Examples of obligated
You have the horse and are obligated to give an entertainment for the Nazarenes in Adot.
David Lannarck, MidgetGeorge S. Harney
It is in the sense of a historian bound and obligated to truth that we view him.
Hidden TreasuresHarry A. Lewis
On the other hand, we are obligated to protect the interests of galactic citizens.
Alarm ClockEverett B. Cole
To these men we are obligated for our growth and development.
Fundamentals of ProsperityRoger W. Babson
You are not obligated at present to go to the Copyright Office to ask any questions.
obligate
- to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally
- (in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security
- compelled, bound, or restricted
- biology able to exist under only one set of environmental conditionsan obligate parasite cannot live independently of its host Compare facultative (def. 4)
Word Origin for obligate
Word Origin and History for obligated
obligate
1540s, "to bind, connect;" 1660s, "to put under moral obligation," back-formation from obligation, or else from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige). Oblige, with which it has been confused since late 17c., means "to do one a favor." Related: Obligated; obligating.
obligate
(ŏb′lĭ-gĭt, -gāt′)- Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.
obligate
- Capable of existing only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role. An obligate aerobe, such as certain bacteria, can live only in the presence of oxygen. An obligate parasite cannot survive independently of its host. Compare facultative.