The meaning of Obligate

Obligate – definition

verb
Require or compel (someone) to undertake a legal or moral duty.
Usage examples:
The medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public
Synonims:
Oblige Compel Commit Bind Require Constrain Force Impel Make
verb
Commit (assets) as security.
Usage examples:
The money must be obligated within 30 days

adjective
Restricted to a particular function or mode of life.
Usage examples:
An obligate intracellular parasite

verb
To make someone feel morally or legally forced to do something
Usage examples:
I’m in favor of obligating welfare recipients to do more., [ + to infinitive ] i felt obligated to …

verb
To force someone to do something
Usage examples:
Be obligated to do sth the company was obligated to make compensation for damages., obligate sb/sth…

Obligate translation into English

Obligate: translate from English into Chinese

义务

Obligate: translate from English into Dutch

Verplicht, Verplichten, Verbinden, Onontbeerlijk

Obligate: translate from English into French

Obliger, Contraindre

Obligate: translate from English into German

Verpflichten

Obligate: translate from English into Hindi

लाचार, बाध्य, मजबूर करना, बांधना, लाचार करना, आभारी बनाना, अनुगृहीत करना, बाध्य करना

Obligate: translate from English into Italian

Obbligare

Obligate: translate from English into Korean

고맙게 여기게 하다, 의무를 지게 하다, 남에게 법률의 의무를 지게 하다, 남에게 도덕상의 의무를 지게 하다, 법률의 의무를 지게 하다, 도덕상의 의무를 지게 하다, 다른 사람에게 ...에 대하여 고맙게 여기게 하다, 사람으로 하여금 고맙게 여기게 하다, 불가결한

Obligate: translate from English into Russian

Обязывать, Облигатный, Обязательный

Obligate: translate from English into Spanish

Obligar

Word origin

late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘bound by law’): from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige). The current adjectival use dates from the late 19th century.

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Obligate – similar words

obligant

noun
A person who binds himself or herself, or who is legally bound, to pay or perform something.

All meanings and translations of Obligant

obligable

adjective
Capable of being brought under an obligation.

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Obligate synonims

bind

verb
Tie or fasten (something) tightly together.
Usage examples:
They bound her hands and feet

noun
A problematical situation.
Usage examples:
He is in a bind that gets worse with every passing minute

verb
To tie someone or something tightly, or to fasten things together
Usage examples:
The room was full of wooden boxes bound with twisted wire., fig. the club is home to a mix of peopl…

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commit

verb
Perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act).
Usage examples:
He committed an uncharacteristic error

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compel

verb
Force or oblige (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
A sense of duty compelled harry to answer her questions

verb
To force someone to do something
Usage examples:
At school, we were compelled to wear uniforms, which i hated.

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constrain

verb
Compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.
Usage examples:
Children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates

verb
To limit someone's freedom, or to limit the way something develops or grows
Usage examples:
Rising energy costs are constraining consumer and business spending.

All meanings and translations of Constrain

force

noun
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
Usage examples:
He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb
Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.
Usage examples:
The back door of the bank was forced

noun
A waterfall.
Usage examples:
At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

All meanings and translations of Force

impel

verb
Drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
Financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures

verb
To force someone to do something
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] when i see them eating, i feel impelled to eat, too.

All meanings and translations of Impel

make

verb
Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.
Usage examples:
My grandmother made a dress for me

noun
The manufacturer or trade name of a product.
Usage examples:
The make, model, and year of his car

verb
Perform or carry out

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oblige

verb
Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.
Usage examples:
Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery

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require

verb
Need for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
Three patients required operations

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