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- [verb ob-li-geyt; adjective ob-li-git, -geyt]
- /verb ˈɒb lɪˌgeɪt; adjective ˈɒb lɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt/
- /əˈblaɪdʒ/
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- [verb ob-li-geyt; adjective ob-li-git, -geyt]
- /verb ˈɒb lɪˌgeɪt; adjective ˈɒb lɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt/
Definitions of obligate word
- verb with object obligate to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building. 1
- verb with object obligate to pledge, commit, or bind (funds, property, etc.) to meet an obligation. 1
- adjective obligate morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained. 1
- adjective obligate necessary; essential. 1
- adjective obligate Biology. restricted to a particular condition of life, as certain organisms that can survive only in the absence of oxygen: obligate anaerobe (opposed to facultative). 1
- noun obligate Bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally. 1
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Origin of obligate
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English obligat (adj.) < Latin obligātus (past participle of obligāre to bind), equivalent to ob- ob- + ligātus; see ligate
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Parts of speech for Obligate
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obligate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb obligate
- compel — If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
- oblige — to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- necessitate — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
Antonyms for obligate
verb obligate
- request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- release — to lease again.
- let off — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
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