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obligate definition

ob·li·gate (äb′li gāt′; for adj., -git, -gāt′)

transitive verb obligated -·gat′ed, obligating -·gat′·ing

to bind by a contract, promise, sense of duty, etc.; put under obligation

Etymology: < L obligatus, pp. of obligare: see oblige

adjective

  1. bound; obliged
  2. Biol. limited to a certain type of behavior, environment, etc. an obligate parasite

Etymology: ME < L obligatus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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