obligate

obligate is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. verb. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

   "He's held by a contract"

   "I'll hold you by your promise"

   Synonyms: bind, hold, oblige

4. verb. commit in order to fulfill an obligation

   "obligate money"

5. verb. force somebody to do something

   "We compel all students to fill out this form"

   Synonyms: compel, oblige

6. adjective. restricted to a particular condition of life

   "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen"

Synonyms

bind, hold, oblige, compel

Common word forms

obligated, obligates, obligately, obligating

Words from these letters

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