obligate

(ŏb'lĭ-gāt')
tr.v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See synonyms at force.
2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige.
3. To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.

adj. (-gĭt, -gāt')

1. Biology. Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role: an obligate parasite; an obligate anaerobe.
2. Absolutely indispensable; essential.

[Latin obligāre, obligāt-. See oblige.]

obligable ob'li·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.
obligately ob'li·gate·ly adv.
obligator ob'li·ga'tor n.

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verb

1. To be morally bound to do: bind, charge, commit, pledge. See obligation.
2. To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance: coerce, compel, constrain, force, make, oblige, pressure. See attack/defend.

v

Definition: require
Antonyms: let off

by necessity, or without option; used especially of the nature of the environment or of the mode of life of an organism; e.g. obligate aerobe (see aerobe), obligate anaerobe (see anaerobe). Compare facultative.

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Necessary, essential.

• o. accumulators — see accumulator plants.
• o. carrier — the subject is always available as a carrier of the infection.

See words rhyming with "obligate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forpligte
adj. - forpligtet (ved lov), essentiel

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbinden, verplichten, verplicht

Français (French)
v. tr. - contraindre
adj. - contraint, forcé, essentiel

Deutsch (German)
v. - verpflichten
adj. - (bio.) an eine einzige Lebensbedingung gebunden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (εξ)αναγκάζω, δεσμεύω, υποχρεώνω
adj. - (βιολ.) υποχρεωτικός

Italiano (Italian)
obbligare, obbligato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - obrigar
adj. - obrigado

Русский (Russian)
обязывать, обязанный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - obligar, constreñir, comprometer, ligar
adj. - esencial, necesario, obligatorio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förplikt(ig)a
adj. - bunden (jur.), skyldig att (jur.), väsentligt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使负义务, 预留, 强制, 有责任的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使負義務, 預留, 強制
adj. - 有責任的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 의무를 지다, 채무를 지다
adj. - 법률상의 의무를 지고 있는, 필수적인

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 義務を負わせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلزم (صفه) إلزامي, إجباري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חייב, אילץ‬
adj. - ‮שיש לתארו‬

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