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obligated
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obligated
adj.
bound, obliged, committed
obligate
v.
commit; oblige, compel
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Obligation
An obligation is a course of action that someone is required to take, whether legal or moral. There are also obligations in other normative contexts, such as obligations of etiquette, social obligations, and possibly in terms of politics, where obligations are requirements which must be fulfilled. These are generally legal obligations, which can incur a penalty for non-fulfilment, although certain people are obliged to carry out certain actions for other reasons as well, whether as a tradition or for social reasons.
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obligated
Adjective
1. caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
(synonym) obligated(p)
(antonym) unobligated
(similar) beholden(p)
(see-also) responsible
obligate
Verb
1. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
(synonym) compel, oblige
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
(hyponym) force, thrust
(cause) act, move
(derivation) duty, responsibility, obligation
2. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
(hypernym) entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
(derivation) obligation
3. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
(synonym) oblige, bind, hold
(hypernym) relate
(hyponym) pledge
(derivation) obligation
Adjective
1. restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"
(antonym) facultative
(classification) biology, biological science
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Obligated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Obligate
of Obligate
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obligated
Synonyms and related words:
affianced, answerable for, assured, beholden, beholden to, betrothed, bound, bounden, bounden to, chargeable, committed, compromised, contracted, duty-bound, engaged, guaranteed, in duty bound, indebted to, intended, liable, obligate, obliged, obliged to, pledged, plighted, promised, responsible, saddled, sworn, tied, under obligation, underwritten, warranted
affianced, answerable for, assured, beholden, beholden to, betrothed, bound, bounden, bounden to, chargeable, committed, compromised, contracted, duty-bound, engaged, guaranteed, in duty bound, indebted to, intended, liable, obligate, obliged, obliged to, pledged, plighted, promised, responsible, saddled, sworn, tied, under obligation, underwritten, warranted
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
