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Obligate
To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
📖 Definitions of "Obligate"
verb
- 1
To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
- 2
To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
- 3
To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
adjective
- 1
Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.
"an obligate anaerobe"
- 2
Absolutely indispensable; essential.
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