Overview of verb obligate

The verb obligate has 3 senses

• compel, oblige, obligate -- (force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form")


• obligate -- (commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money")


• oblige, bind, hold, obligate -- (bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise")

Overview of adj obligate

The adj obligate has 1 sense

• obligate -- (restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen")