ALL meanings of obligate
ob·li·gate
O o - noun obligate Bind or compel (someone), especially legally or morally. 1
- verb with object obligate to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building. 1
- verb with object obligate to pledge, commit, or bind (funds, property, etc.) to meet an obligation. 1
- adjective obligate morally or legally bound; obliged; constrained. 1
- adjective obligate necessary; essential. 1
- adjective obligate Biology. restricted to a particular condition of life, as certain organisms that can survive only in the absence of oxygen: obligate anaerobe (opposed to facultative). 1
- transitive verb obligate oblige morally, legally 1
- transitive verb obligate money: pay as security 1
- adjective obligate biology: restricted, compelled 1
- verb obligate If something obligates you to do a particular thing, it creates a situation where you have to do it. 0
- verb obligate to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally 0
- verb obligate (in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc) as security 0
- adjective obligate compelled, bound, or restricted 0
- adjective obligate able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions 0
- verb transitive obligate to bind by a contract, promise, sense of duty, etc.; put under obligation 0
- adjective obligate bound; obliged 0
- adjective obligate limited to a certain type of behavior, environment, etc. 0