obligate
IPA: ˈɑbɫʌgeɪt
verb
- (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
- (transitive, Canada, US, Scotland) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
adjective
- (biology) Requiring a (specified) way of life, habitat, etc..
- Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
Examples of "obligate" in Sentences
- He is not obligated to reply in the slightest.