obligate

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• (US) (verb): enPR: äʹblĭgāt, IPA: /ˈɑblɪgeɪt/ SAMPA: /"AblIgeIt/

(adjective): enPR: äʹblĭgət, IPA: /ˈɑblɪgət/ SAMPA: /"AblIg@t/

• (UK) (verb): enPR: ôbʹlĭgāt, IPA: /ˈɒblɪgeɪt/ SAMPA: /"QblIgeIt/

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[edit] Verb

to obligate (third-person singular simple present obligates, present participle obligating, simple past and past participle obligated)

1. (transitive) To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force.
2. (transitive) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
3. (transitive) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.

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• obligation
• obligatory

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[edit] Adjective

obligate (comparative more obligate, superlative most obligate)

1. (biology) Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role: an obligate parasite; an obligate anaerobe.
2. Absolutely indispensable; essential.

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[edit] Participle

obligāte

1. vocative masculine singular of obligātus