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obligate

English

  1. 🔊 restricted to a particular condition of life
    “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
  2. 🔊 commit in order to fulfill an obligation
    “obligate money”
  3. 🔊 force somebody to do something
    “We compel all students to fill out this form”
  4. 🔊 bind by an obligation
    “He's held by a contract”

Similar words

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