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obligative

[ ob-li-gey-tiv ]

adjective

  1. implying or involving obligation:

    an obligative commitment.



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  • un·obli·gative adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obligative1

1590–1600; < Latin obligāt ( us ) ( obligate ) + -ive

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