obligate - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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require or compel (someone) to undertake a legal or moral duty

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the medical establishment is obligated to take action in the best interest of the public

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(verb)

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commit (assets) as security

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the money must be obligated within 30 days

(adjective)

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restricted to a particular function or mode of life

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an obligate intracellular parasite

the lynx is an obligate carnivore