obligate

Verb

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

Adj

1. Requiring a (specified) way of life, habitat, etc.
2. Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒb.lɪˌɡeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obligātus, past participle of obligō. Doublet of oblige, taken through French.

Synonyms

oblige

compel

bind

hold

categoric

categorical

cause

coerce

constrain

enforce

engage

force

hard-and-fast

impel

make

necessitate

peremptory

positive

require

round up

specific

strict

unconditional

unconditioned

unquestionable

unquestioning

abject

obligative

absolute

bind over

bludgeon

Translations

obliger

obligar

obbligare

υποχρεώνω

αναγκάζω

verpflichten

obrigar

contraindre

zorlamak

verplichten

imposer

forcer

impegnare

zwingen

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