obligate
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; âan obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygenâ
oblige, bind, hold, obligate
(verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; âHeâs held by a contractâ; âIâll hold you by your promiseâ
obligate
(verb) commit in order to fulfill an obligation; âobligate moneyâ
compel, oblige, obligate
(verb) force somebody to do something; âWe compel all students to fill out this formâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
obligate (third-person singular simple present obligates, present participle obligating, simple past and past participle obligated)
(transitive, North America, Scottish) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
(transitive, North America, Scottish) To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige.
(transitive, North America, Scottish) To commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation.
In non-legal usage, almost exclusively used in the passive, in form âobligated to Xâ where âXâ is a verb infinitive or noun phrase, as in âobligated to payâ. Further, it is now only in standard use in American English and some dialects such as Scottish, having disappeared from standard British English by the 20th century, being replaced by obliged (it was previously used in the 17th through 19th centuries).
• (force, compel): See also: force: Synonyms
obligate (comparative more obligate, superlative most obligate)
(biology) Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.
Absolutely indispensable; essential.
• facultative
• optional
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"li*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obligated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obligating.] Etym: [L. obligatus, p.p. of obligare. See Oblige.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; âunseasoned artillery volunteersâ; âstill untested in battleâ; âan illustrator untried in mural paintingâ; âa young hand at plowingâ
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
