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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Obligate \Ob"li*gate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Obligated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obligating}.] [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
obligated \obligated\ adjective
1. under a moral obligation to someone.
Syn: beholden(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]
2. under a legal obligation to someone.
Syn: indebted. [WordNet 1.5]
3. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc. Opposite of {unobligated}. [Narrower terms: {supposed(predicate), required ]
Syn: indebted. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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" [syn: {obligated(p)}] [ant: {unobligated}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "obligated": affianced, answerable for, assured, beholden, beholden to, betrothed, bound, bounden, bounden to, chargeable, committed, compromised, contracted, duty-bound, engaged, guaranteed, in duty bound, indebted to, intended, liable, obligate, obliged, obliged to, pledged, plighted, promised, responsible, saddled, sworn, tied, under obligation, underwritten, warranted
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