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verb
- 1. require or compel (someone) to undertake a legal or moral duty: "the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public"
- 2. commit (assets) as security: US "the money must be obligated within 30 days"
adjective
- 1. restricted to a particular function or mode of life: "an obligate intracellular parasite"
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to be forced to do something or feel that you must do something: Subjects are not obligated to complete the survey. I always felt a little obligated to have my hair cut at my friend's salon. He laid out some product brochures in front of them saying, "But don't feel obligated." obligate. Synonym. Fewer examples.
obligated (to do something) having a moral or legal duty to do something synonym obliged. He felt obligated to help. Definition of obligated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to be forced to do something or feel that you must do something: Subjects are not obligated to complete the survey. I always felt a little obligated to have my hair cut at my friend's salon. He laid out some product brochures in front of them saying, "But don't feel obligated." obligate. Synonym. Fewer examples.
If you have to do it — even if you'd rather not — then you’re obligated. Obligated can mean that you have to do something because the law or the rules say that you do. For example, you’re obligated to pay your taxes by April 15.
If you feel obligated to do something, you feel that it is your duty to do it. If you are obligated to someone, you feel that it is your duty to look after them.
1. To compel or constrain by a social, legal, or moral requirement. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige: We will always be obligated to you for your kindness. 3. To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation. adj. (-gĭt, -gāt′)
The earliest known use of the adjective obligated is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for obligated is from 1740, in the writing of Samuel Richardson, printer and author. obligated is formed within English, by derivation.
Definition of obligated adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "OBLIGATED": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. : restricted to one particularly characteristic mode of life. an obligate parasite. 2. : biologically essential for survival. obligate mutualism. obligately adverb. Synonyms. Verb. blackjack. coerce. compel. constrain. dragoon. drive.
