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obligate
[ verb ob-li-geyt; adjective ob-li-git, -geyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
adjective
- morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained.
- Biology. restricted to a particular condition of life, as certain organisms that can survive only in the absence of oxygen ( facultative ):
obligate anaerobe.
obligate
/ ˈɒblɪˌɡeɪt /
verb
- to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally
- (in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security
adjective
- compelled, bound, or restricted
- biology able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions Compare facultative
an obligate parasite cannot live independently of its host
obligate
/ ŏb′lĭ-gĭt,-gāt′ /
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈobligable, adjective
- ˈobliˌgator, noun
- obˈligative, adjective
Other Words From
- ob·li·ga·ble [ob, -li-g, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ob·li·ga·tor noun
- pre·ob·li·gate verb (used with object) preobligated preobligating
- re·ob·li·gate verb (used with object) reobligated reobligating
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of obligate1
Example Sentences
“It means, rather, that we are obligated to ... uphold our core responsibility of ensuring safe, reliable and affordable utility service.”
If Canberra pulls out, the NRL is then obligated to drop the PNG team.
So I felt obligated to write about it, to bring the readers into as much of that behind-the-scenes experience as possible.
However, in a statement it added, that: “The State of Israel remains obligated to the fulfilment of the conditions of the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.”
I’m just obligated here, as a sidebar, to keep flagging instances of Alanis being an ally to my people.
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