English to English
adjective
- restricted to a particular condition of life
An obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- force somebody to do something
We compel all students to fill out this form.
source: WordNet 3.0
- commit in order to fulfill an obligation
Obligate money.
source: WordNet 3.0
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
He's held by a contract.
I'll hold you by your promise.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.
source: Webster 1913
