obligate

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I - verb

1. bind by an obligation;
cause to be indebted
- He's held by a contract
- I'll hold you by your promise
• Syn:
oblige, bind, hold
• Derivationally related forms:
obligation, bind (for: bind), obligation (for: oblige)
• Hypernyms:
relate
• Hyponyms:
pledge, article, indenture, indent, tie down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
2. force somebody to do something
- We compel all students to fill out this form
• Syn:
compel, oblige
• Derivationally related forms:
obligation, obligation (for: oblige), compulsion (for: compel)
• Hypernyms:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
• Hyponyms:
force, thrust, walk, coerce, hale,
squeeze, pressure, clamor, condemn, shame, enforce,
implement, apply, impose
• Cause:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They obligate him to write the letter
3. commit in order to fulfill an obligation
- obligate money
• Derivationally related forms:
obligation
• Hypernyms:
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

II - adjective

restricted to a particular condition of life
- an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen
• Ant:
facultative
• Topics:
biology, biological science

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  oblige, bind, hold, compel