In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OBLIGATED
obligated
(adjective) caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; “felt obligated to repay the kindness”; “was obligated to pay off the student loan”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
obligated
simple past tense and past participle of obligate
Adjective
obligated (comparative more obligated, superlative most obligated)
(North America, Scottish) committed
(North America, Scottish) having an obligation; obliged
Usage notes
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).
Synonyms
• (having an obligation): obliged
Anagrams
• tolgabide
Source: Wiktionary
OBLIGATE
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
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