obligate
pronunciation
How to pronounce obligate in British English:
UK ['ɒblɪgeɪt]
How to pronounce obligate in American English:
US [ˈɑblɪˌɡet]
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- Verb:
- force or compel somebody to do something
- commit in order to fulfill an obligation
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
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- Adjective:
- restricted to a particular condition of life
Word Origin
- obligate (v.)
- 1540s, "to bind, connect;" 1660s, "to put under moral obligation," back-formation from obligation, or else from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige). Oblige, with which it has been confused since late 17c., means "to do one a favor." Related: Obligated; obligating.
Example
- 1. The contents of oath distinct political emphasized that police should obligate loyalty .
- 2. Scalia 's response is a curt : " well , don 't obligate yourself to that . "
- 3. Obligate wants to give board expense and the basiccest life above all after sending salary every months required spending .
- 4. Although have the pressure that economy grows , shenzhen still obligate this land is used to hold what great fortune meets .
- 5. We will undertake to obligate any person or entity receiving such information to process any such information in accordance with this privacy statement and in accordance with applicable law .