Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.
- 2transitive 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.
- 3verb
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
"He's held by a contract"
"I'll hold you by your promise"
- 4verb
commit in order to fulfill an obligation
"obligate money"
- 5verb
force somebody to do something
"We compel all students to fill out this form"
- 6adjective
restricted to a particular condition of life
"an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen"
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