OBLIGATE
\ˈɒblɪɡˌe͡ɪt], \ˈɒblɪɡˌeɪt], \ˈɒ_b_l_ɪ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of OBLIGATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
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commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
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restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"
By Princeton University
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bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
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commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.
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To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
By Oddity Software
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To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.
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To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
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