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Obligate — means by necessity (antonym facultative) and is used mainly in biology in phrases such as: Obligate aerobe, an organism that cannot survive without oxygen Obligate anaerobe, an organism that cannot survive in the presence of oxygen Obligate air… … Wikipedia
obligate — ob‧li‧gate [ˈɒblgeɪt ǁ ˈɑːb ] verb [transitive] especially AmE 1. to make it necessary for someone to do something: • A new law will obligate all companies engaging in banking business to get approval from the finance ministry. 2. FINANCE if an… … Financial and business terms
obligate — ob·li·gate / ä blə ˌgāt/ vt gat·ed, gat·ing 1: to bind legally or morally was obligated to pay child support 2: to commit (as funds or property) to meet or provide security for an obligation oblig·a·to·ry /ə bli gə ˌtōr ē/ ad … Law dictionary
Obligate — Ob li*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obligated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obligating}.] [L. obligatus, p. p. of obligare. See {Oblige}.] 1. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. Obligated by a sense of duty.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obligate — [äb′li gāt΄; ] for adj. [, äb′ləgit, äb′ləgāt΄] vt. obligated, obligating [< L obligatus, pp. of obligare: see OBLIGE] to bind by a contract, promise, sense of duty, etc.; put under obligation adj. [ME < L obligatus] 1. bound; obliged 2.… … English World dictionary
obligate — [v] require astrict, bind, constrain, force, indebt, make indebted, oblige, restrain, restrict; concepts 53,130,646 Ant. let off … New thesaurus
obligate — ► VERB 1) compel legally or morally. 2) US commit (assets) as security. ► ADJECTIVE Biology ▪ restricted to a particular function or mode of life. ORIGIN Latin obligare, from ligare to bind … English terms dictionary
obligate — Without an alternative system or pathway. [L. ob ligo, pp. atus, to bind to] * * * ob·li·gate äb li gət, lə .gāt adj 1) restricted to one particularly characteristic mode of life or way of functioning <the infant is an obligate nose breather… … Medical dictionary
obligate — I. transitive verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare Date: 1533 1. to bind legally or morally ; constrain 2. to commit (as funds) to meet an obligation II. adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
obligate — obligable /ob li geuh beuhl/, adj. obligator, n. v. /ob li gayt /; adj. /ob li git, gayt /, v. obligated, obligating, adj. v.t. 1. to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building. 2. to pledge, commit, or bind… … Universalium
