obligate Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb force somebody to do something
oblige; compel.
- We compel all students to fill out this form
verb commit in order to fulfill an obligation
- obligate money
verb bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
oblige; bind; hold.
- He's held by a contract
- I'll hold you by your promise
adjective restricted to a particular condition of life
- an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen

L. obligatus, p.p. of obligare. See Oblige.

imperfect & past participle Obligated ; present participle & verbal noun Obligating

To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. "Obligated by a sense of duty." Proudfit.
That's your true plan -- to obligate The present ministers of state. Churchill.
To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
That they may not incline or be obligated to any vile or lowly occupations. Landor.